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Published: August 6, 2008
Tie-breaking draw moves sheriff ahead
Elections: ‘No hard feelings'
Elections: ‘No hard feelings'
WATONGA — Need proof that every vote counts?
Just ask Blaine County Sheriff Ricky Ainsworth, who Tuesday received the luck of a draw to stay in contention for re-election.
After a manual recount showed Ainsworth and Watonga police officer Tony Almaguer in a 451-to-451 tie, Special Judge Paul Woodward pulled Ainsworth's name from a hopper as the Republican nominee for November's general election.
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