Saturday, May 14, 2022

Deceased Candidate Wins Mayoral Election

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Despite having died nearly a month earlier, Ramiro Rodriguez Jr. was reelected mayor of Palmhurst, Texas over the weekend.

The incumbent candidate defeated his opponent Israel Silva in the South Valley town of 2,600 people after receiving 329 votes to his challenger's 234 Saturday. Rodriguez has held the position for 23 years until his death on April 5 at the age of 68. 

(Full story HERE.)
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