Published November 08, 2012, 12:15 PM
- A Rochester City Council member has won re-election, even though he's been deceased for four months.
Dead man wins election in Rochester
Minnesota News- A Rochester City Council member has won re-election, even though he's been deceased for four months.
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- A Rochester City Council member has won re-election, even though he's been deceased for four months.
Fifty-one-year-old Dennis Hanson filed for re-election in May and then died of a brain aneurysm in June. State law prohibited his name from being removed from the ballot.
A special election is likely next spring to fill his seat. Hanson served as council president since 2008.
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