The Winning HandNot every disputed election ends with in revolutions in the streets. Take the case of Cave Creek, AZ (wonder how they picked that name), who recently had a tie-breaker in their election for the top CIty Council seat.
The Arizona state legislature mandates that any election ties are to be determined in a game of chance. Perhaps not feeling lucky enough to toss a coin, roll dice or draw straws, the incumbent Thomas McGuire and Adam Trenk decided to go a more traditional route, (no they did not have a duel) and instead decided the election based on the highest card.
Imagine the made-for-tv movie with the accompanying sappy music and/or drumroll to set the scene.
The incumbent drew first. Again, we are talking cards, not guns here. It was a six of hearts.
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