unofficial results posted by the secretary of state’s office, deceased candidate David Andahl became one of two Republicans elected to represent North Dakota’s 8th District in the state’s House of Representatives.
The other newly-elected official is Republican Dave Nehring.Andahl died on Oct. 6 after suffering from the coronavirus for four days, according to the Associated Press.
He was only 55, and had been “very careful” about the pandemic, according to his mother Pat Andahl.“He had a lot of feelings for his county,” she told the Bismarck Tribune at the time. “His heart was in farming.
He wanted things better for farmers and the coal industry.”Despite being dead, Andahl still won nearly 36% of the vote in his race against three other.
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