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Dickinson, Texas has a new mayor – that was picked by a draw from a hat.
Dickinson Mayor-elect Sean Skipworth and opponent Jennifer Lawrence had spent the past year vying for the spot. While the race was supposed to take place in May, it was pushed to November due to COVID-19. Neither candidate won at least 50% of the vote, which triggered a runoff election, ABC 13.
But when results from the runoff came back, the candidates were speechless.
“How often does something like this happen? It’s really been unique,” Lawrence said, according to ABC 13. “[It] turned into a dead tie of 1,010 votes to 1,010 votes, which adds up to 2020. We’re all going ‘What the heck? ”
Dickinson s next mayor reflects on win decided by a drawing
John DeLapp, CORRESPONDENT
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Sean Skipworth holds the pingpong ball with his name on it that was drawn from the hat he is wearing. The drawing decided his win in Dickinson mayoral race after a December runoff resulted in a 1,010-1,010 vote.John DeLappShow MoreShow Less
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Dickinson Mayor-elect Sean Skipworth hugs his wife, Melissa, as his son Christopher applauds just after Skipworth saw his name drawn from a hat to end a deadlocked runoff election. Show MoreShow Less
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After winning the post of Dickinson mayor in an extraordinary way having a pingpong ball bearing his name pulled from a top hat Sean Skipworth says he is ready to focus on helping the city address issues that need immediate attention.
Texas election tie broken with the pull of a ping pong ball
Texas election tie broken with a ping pong ball By WAFF 48 Digital Staff | January 8, 2021 at 6:21 AM CST - Updated January 18 at 4:57 PM
DICKINSON, Texas (WAFF) - What is the craziest way you have won a contest in the past?
The new Mayor of Dickinson, Texas has a unique answer to that question on Thursday.
After the November elections, candidates Jennifer Lawrence and Sean Skipworth advanced to a December runoff, which ended in a tie. Both got exactly half of the 2,020 votes cast in the December election.
That tie was broken with a draw out of a top hat.
Skipworth elected mayor of Dickinson after name selected out of hat
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Sean Skipworth was elected Thursday night as the new mayor of Dickinson after an unusual finale. (KPRC)
DICKINSON, Texas – Sean Skipworth was elected Thursday night as the new mayor of Dickinson after an unusual finale. His name, which was scribbled on a white ping pong ball, was selected out of a hat.
After the general election in November, Jennifer Lawrence and Skipworth, both vying to be the next mayor of Dickinson, advanced to a Dec. 15 runoff, which ended in a tie. A recount Tuesday confirmed that each candidate received 1,010 votes of the 2,020 votes that were cast.