Incumbent Bianca Valerio wins Pasadena City Council coin flip after runoff election ends in tie

[RandySF]

PASADENA, Texas (KTRK) -- Pasadena City Hall was packed Monday morning for a coin flip. That toss determined the winner of the city's council seat for District B.

After a runoff election on June 7, the vote was a tie. A recount by Harris County netted the same rarest of rare results. Both candidates, Bianca Valerio and Bruce Leamon, had 272 votes each.

It's hard to make heads or tails of it. But as the state election code dictates, the two candidates cast lots. In this case, a toss of a coin.

And just like that, months of campaigning, two elections, and a recount were up in the air.



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