Man Wins Election Without Spending Any Money

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From seatlepi.com

Want to get elected to the Springdale City Council? Announce your candidacy and then back out, saying you're too busy to campaign. It worked for Mike Overton, who won Tuesday's election after not spending a dime or giving a speech.

"I didn't have time to do any campaigning and spent no money on campaigning," the Springdale real estate salesman said.

Overton defeated Rex Bailey for the spot. Overton won with 53 percent of the vote to Bailey's 47 percent.

Bailey said he raised more than $12,000 and went on campaigning because he afraid that would happen. He was a gracious loser.. Entire Story Here