Husband and wife tie for township trustee post

Posted on April 7, 2017
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Husband and wife Robert and Sandra Warner tied for a seat on the Clearlake Village Board. (WJBC file photo)

By RFD Radio/WFMB

SPRINGFIELD – One of the most interesting races of election night in Illinois on Tuesday generated a few dozen votes.

The battle for three Clearlake Village trustee spots, near Springfield, featured a third place tie between Robert and Sandra Warner, who both had six votes.

That last name isn’t a matter of coincidence. They are husband and wife and unless one of them steps aside in the name of marital harmony, Sangamon County Clerk Don Gray said a game of chance like flipping a coin or picking a ping pong ball from a hat will be used to pick the winner.

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