TWO dead candidates win election (+1?) + City Council race tied-his wife forgot to vote

Dead candidates win elections in Florida, Alabama
http://news.yahoo.com/dead-candidates-win-elections-florida-alabama-142443633.html

Wood (Democrat) died on October 15 from natural causes at age 96, during his campaign for a 12th term as Orange County Tax Collector in Orlando, Florida.
Wood's wide name recognition after almost half a century in office scared off several serious contenders. His name remained on the ballot and he took 56 percent of the votes to 44 percent for a Republican who promised to eliminate the office altogether if elected.

Beasley (Republican), 77, died on October 12, possibly due to an aneurysm, while trying to reclaim his old seat on the Bibb County Commission in central Alabama.
Beasley's name also remained on the ballot and he won about 52 percent of the vote.



Candidate Killed by Hurricane Could Still Win Election
http://news.yahoo.com/candidate-killed-hurricane-could-still-win-election-185119848.html

Rose, 60, a Barbour County Republican candidate for the House of Delegates, died on Tuesday (Oct. 30) when a snow-laden tree branch snapped and struck him while he was out checking fences on his deer farm, according to the Charleston (W.V.) Daily Mail.



Kentucky city council race tied after candidate's wife doesn't vote
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/11/08/kentucky-city-council-race-tied-after-candidate-wife-doesnt-vote/#ixzz2BgP47k4D

The Kentucky Enquirer reports that 27-year-old Robert McDonald finished tied with Olivia Ballou for the sixth and final seat on the Walton City Council. McDonald and Ballou both captured 669 votes -- McDonald later learned that his wife, Katie, didn’t manage to vote on Tuesday.

“She feels bad enough,” McDonald said. “She worked extra hours, goes to school and we have three kids, so I don’t blame her. She woke up about ten minutes before the polls closed and asked if she should run up, but I told her I didn’t think one vote would matter.”

“I am waiting for clarification from the State Board of Elections, but we are pretty sure the (Kentucky Revised Code) says a tie is resolved by a coin toss,” Brown said.