Dead businessman elected in the United States
A month
after his death, David Andahl, a North Dakota businessman and rancher, has been
elected to the state House of Representatives.
The
55-year-old American man died from COVID-19 on October 5.
However, his
name remained on ballots, and it seems he may have won a seat in North Dakota’s 8th District.
Unofficial
results say he has secured 35.53 per cent of total votes in North Dakota to win
one of the two seats. It is expected that the other seat will be won by Dave
Nehring.
With his
death coming a month before Americans went to the polls, there was uncertainty
about how the matter would be handled.
Prior to the
election, the state’s attorney general suggested that should Andahl win the
seat, the local Republican Party would probably have to fill the post until a
special election.
