diff --git a/tools/cldr-apps/js/src/esm/cldrDom.mjs b/tools/cldr-apps/js/src/esm/cldrDom.mjs
index a9ccd829628..19bd312c6dd 100644
--- a/tools/cldr-apps/js/src/esm/cldrDom.mjs
+++ b/tools/cldr-apps/js/src/esm/cldrDom.mjs
@@ -227,6 +227,16 @@ function appendIcon(toElement, className, title) {
   return e;
 }
 
+function parentOfType(tag, obj) {
+  if (!obj) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  if (obj.nodeName === tag) {
+    return obj;
+  }
+  return parentOfType(tag, obj.parentElement);
+}
+
 export {
   addClass,
   appendIcon,
@@ -235,6 +245,7 @@ export {
   createChunk,
   createLinkToFn,
   listenFor,
+  parentOfType,
   removeAllChildNodes,
   removeClass,
   setDisplayed,
diff --git a/tools/cldr-apps/js/src/esm/cldrInfo.mjs b/tools/cldr-apps/js/src/esm/cldrInfo.mjs
index d9a39f1887e..9d86206e034 100644
--- a/tools/cldr-apps/js/src/esm/cldrInfo.mjs
+++ b/tools/cldr-apps/js/src/esm/cldrInfo.mjs
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ function panelShouldBeShown() {
  * @param {String} str the string to show at the top
  * @param {Node} tr the <TR> of the row
  * @param {Object} hideIfLast mysterious parameter, a.k.a. theObj
- * @param {Function} fn the draw function, a.k.a. showFn, sometimes constructed by cldrInfo.showItemInfoFn,
+ * @param {Function} fn the draw function, a.k.a. showFn, sometimes constructed by cldrTable.showItemInfoFn,
  *                      sometimes ourShowFn in cldrVote.showProposedItem
  */
 function show(str, tr, hideIfLast, fn) {
@@ -212,12 +212,7 @@ function show(str, tr, hideIfLast, fn) {
     unShow();
     unShow = null;
   }
-  // Ideally, updateCurrentId and setLastShown should be called from cldrTable, not cldrInfo,
-  // however it's not clear whether they need to be called after openPanel and unShow
-  if (tr?.sethash) {
-    cldrLoad.updateCurrentId(tr.sethash);
-  }
-  cldrTable.setLastShown(hideIfLast);
+  cldrTable.updateSelectedRowAndCell(tr, hideIfLast);
   addDeferredHelp(tr?.theRow); // if !tr.theRow, erase (as when click Next/Previous)
   addPlaceholderHelp(tr?.theRow); // ditto
   addInfoMessage(str);
diff --git a/tools/cldr-apps/js/src/esm/cldrTable.mjs b/tools/cldr-apps/js/src/esm/cldrTable.mjs
index 104fea7f26b..a118bbaa47e 100644
--- a/tools/cldr-apps/js/src/esm/cldrTable.mjs
+++ b/tools/cldr-apps/js/src/esm/cldrTable.mjs
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ const NO_WINNING_VALUE = "no-winning-value";
  */
 const EMPTY_ELEMENT_VALUE = "❮EMPTY❯";
 
+/**
+ * Remember the element (HTMLTableCellElement or HTMLDivElement) that was most recently
+ * shown as "selected" (displayed with a thick border). When a new element gets selected,
+ * this is used for removing the border from the old one
+ */
 let lastShown = null;
 
 /**
@@ -1013,7 +1018,7 @@ function addVitem(td, tr, theRow, item, newButton) {
   const div = document.createElement("div");
   const isWinner = td == tr.proposedcell;
   const testKind = cldrVote.getTestKind(item.tests);
-  cldrVote.setDivClass(div, testKind);
+  setDivClass(div, testKind);
   item.div = div; // back link
 
   const choiceField = document.createElement("div");
@@ -1089,6 +1094,21 @@ function addVitem(td, tr, theRow, item, newButton) {
   }
 }
 
+function setDivClassSelected(div, testKind) {
+  setDivClass(div, testKind);
+  setLastShown(div); // add thick border and remove it from previous selected element
+}
+
+function setDivClass(div, testKind) {
+  if (testKind == "Warning") {
+    div.className = "d-item-warn";
+  } else if (testKind == "Error") {
+    div.className = "d-item-err";
+  } else {
+    div.className = "d-item";
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * Return a function that will set theRow.selectedItem, which will result in
  * showing info for the given candidate item in the Info Panel.
@@ -1369,31 +1389,32 @@ function listen(str, tr, theObj, fn) {
   cldrDom.listenFor(theObj, "click", function (e) {
     if (cldrInfo.panelShouldBeShown()) {
       cldrInfo.show(str, tr, theObj /* hideIfLast */, fn);
-    } else if (tr?.sethash) {
-      // These methods, updateCurrentId and setLastShown may be called from cldrInfo.show, if
-      // panelShouldBeShown() returned true. If the Info Panel is hidden then they still
-      // need to be called. Since they don't involve the Info Panel, the implementation
-      // should be changed to make them independent of the Info Panel and they should be
-      // called from a different module, not cldrInfo.
-      cldrLoad.updateCurrentId(tr.sethash);
-      setLastShown(theObj);
+    } else {
+      updateSelectedRowAndCell(tr, theObj);
     }
     cldrEvent.stopPropagation(e);
     return false;
   });
 }
 
+function updateSelectedRowAndCell(tr, obj) {
+  if (tr?.sethash) {
+    cldrLoad.updateCurrentId(tr.sethash);
+  }
+  setLastShown(obj);
+}
+
 function setLastShown(obj) {
   if (lastShown && obj != lastShown) {
     cldrDom.removeClass(lastShown, "pu-select");
-    const partr = parentOfType("TR", lastShown);
+    const partr = cldrDom.parentOfType("TR", lastShown);
     if (partr) {
       cldrDom.removeClass(partr, "selectShow");
     }
   }
   if (obj) {
     cldrDom.addClass(obj, "pu-select");
-    const partr = parentOfType("TR", obj);
+    const partr = cldrDom.parentOfType("TR", obj);
     if (partr) {
       cldrDom.addClass(partr, "selectShow");
     }
@@ -1405,16 +1426,6 @@ function resetLastShown() {
   lastShown = null;
 }
 
-function parentOfType(tag, obj) {
-  if (!obj) {
-    return null;
-  }
-  if (obj.nodeName === tag) {
-    return obj;
-  }
-  return parentOfType(tag, obj.parentElement);
-}
-
 export {
   NO_WINNING_VALUE,
   EMPTY_ELEMENT_VALUE,
@@ -1429,8 +1440,10 @@ export {
   makeRowId,
   refreshSingleRow,
   resetLastShown,
+  setDivClassSelected,
   setLastShown,
   updateRow,
+  updateSelectedRowAndCell,
   /*
    * The following are meant to be accessible for unit testing only:
    */
diff --git a/tools/cldr-apps/js/src/esm/cldrVote.mjs b/tools/cldr-apps/js/src/esm/cldrVote.mjs
index 1615a860348..684509ecfe8 100644
--- a/tools/cldr-apps/js/src/esm/cldrVote.mjs
+++ b/tools/cldr-apps/js/src/esm/cldrVote.mjs
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ function showProposedItem(inTd, tr, theRow, value, tests, json) {
     cldrNotify.error("Not submitted", description);
     return;
   } else {
-    setDivClass(ourDiv, testKind);
+    cldrTable.setDivClassSelected(ourDiv, testKind);
   }
 
   if (testKind || !ourItem) {
@@ -430,18 +430,6 @@ function showProposedItem(inTd, tr, theRow, value, tests, json) {
   return false;
 }
 
-function setDivClass(div, testKind) {
-  if (!testKind) {
-    div.className = "d-item";
-  } else if (testKind == "Warning") {
-    div.className = "d-item-warn";
-  } else if (testKind == "Error") {
-    div.className = "d-item-err";
-  } else {
-    div.className = "d-item";
-  }
-}
-
 /**
  * Determine whether a JSONified array of CheckCLDR.CheckStatus is overall a warning or an error.
  *
@@ -607,7 +595,6 @@ export {
   getTestKind,
   handleWiredClick,
   isBusy,
-  setDivClass,
   setVoteLevelChanged,
   wireUpButton,
   wrapRadio,