County Supervisor’s Race Decided by 5 Votes
From Times Wire Reports
Retired firefighter Jim Wattenburger came from behind to edge incumbent Richard Shoemaker by five votes in a hard-fought runoff for the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors.
Shoemaker, who held a 20-vote lead on election night, saw his victory disappear after county election officials tallied 377 absentee ballots that were not counted Nov. 2.
The final count, released Monday, showed 3,113 votes for Wattenburger and 3,108 for Shoemaker.
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