Coin Toss Decides Town’s Mayor

Well, that's one way to decide. In the tiny Idaho town of Albion—fewer than 300 people live there—Don Bowden was reelected mayor after winning a coin toss (he picked tails). Bowden and John Davis both received 60 votes during the Nov. 5 election, so the town turned to the state's law which says ties in municipal elections will be resolved with a coin toss. Davis, who said the toss had been the talk of the town, anticipated a large audience. Following the toss, Bowden turned to his opponent and the crowd and said, "well, as they say, I'd rather be lucky than good."