In the vast majority of cases the accepted answer is the most upvoted answer http://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/178439/can-we-exempt-downvoted-accepted-ans

In the vast majority of cases the accepted answer is the most upvoted answer http://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/178439/can-we-exempt-downvoted-accepted-answers-from-getting-the-top-spot/189424#189424 http://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/178439/can-we-exempt... But then again: the most upvoted answer doesn't mean that it is the most correct (whatever it means) one. Though likely it is.