Ex-mayor defeats dead incumbent in Oklahoma election
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April 3, 2019
EDMOND, Okla. (AP) — A former mayor of the Oklahoma City suburb of Edmond on Tuesday defeated a candidate who died in December but who still advanced to the general election following a Facebook campaign supporting him.
Former Mayor Dan O'Neil defeated the late Mayor Charles Lamb, according to unofficial results posted by the Oklahoma State Election Board. O'Neil won 67% of the vote and Lamb 33%.
"It's been an intriguing and fun campaign," O'Neil said days before the election. "I think everybody understands what's going on," he said, earlier calling the race "awkward."
O'Neil won 56% of the vo...
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