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The newest trustee of a small Nebraska village broke an election tie and secured his seat with Trump higher than his opponent.
Patricia Noy beat opponent Wyatt Staben’s 7 of Hearts and drew the 10 of Spades as trustee for the village of Nehoka, which has only 123 registered voters. According to KETV.
The two ran this month after multiple resignations last November forced the village to hold a special election to fill three seats on the five-member board.
While the two candidates are facing off in one race, Mr. Neu and Mr. Staben are in a three-way race for two seats.
Matthew Anson received the most votes and won one seat, but after multiple recounts, Staben and Neu remained tied at 45 votes heading into Thursday’s final showdown.
As a result, the Cass County Board of Elections shuffled a deck of cards and spread them face down on a table for two people to choose from.
“I’m really happy that we were able to resolve something here,” Staben told KETV. “This draw was a bit of a strange deal. Congratulations Pat.”
Before this month’s election, business in the village of 170 people came to a near standstill as only two directors remained on the board.
Two elected officials, Tim Dineen and Ian Begeman, turned the valves twice a day to maintain the village’s water system and drove the village’s truck to clear snow. NCN reported.
Robert Sorenson, one of the former board members who resigned last year, previously told KETV Another former board member, Jason Jackson, resigned from office, saying the board had become a “toxic environment” and his family “continued to be targeted and harassed.”
But Neu, who was lucky enough to win the election, said the community needs to change direction.
“Sometimes small towns get a bad reputation, but that’s not always the case,” Neu told KETV. “This is a very quiet community, so we just have to move forward. It’s been a tumultuous time for us, but now is the time.”
