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Rob Hotaling won the gubernatorial nomination of the Independent Party on a contested tie-breaking vote Tuesday night that denied Republican Bob Stefanowski a cross endorsement and second line on the November ballot.
Hotaling, a bank vice president endorsed by the minor party’s state central committee, and Stefanowski were locked in a 79-79 tie when the party’s chairman, Mike Telesca, cast a tie-breaking vote.
The Stefanowski campaign is expected to challenge the vote in court, alleging that Telesca ignored party bylaws that called for a second vote in case of a tie.
Rob Hotaling won the gubernatorial nomination of the Independent Party on a contested tie-breaking vote Tuesday night that denied Republican Bob Stefanowski a cross endorsement and second line on the November ballot.