Spring Lake Park mayoral race ends in tie, winner could be decided by coin flip

The Spring Lake Park mayoral race is still up in the air and the unofficial results show that it ended in a tie, with each candidate receiving 1,401 votes.

The Secretary of State’s website shows that incumbent Robert Nelson and challenger Halyn Roth are deadlocked with the final number tallied for all three precincts.

Of the nearly 3,000 people that voted in this election, 13 people opted to write-in a candidate which likely caused the tie in votes at the top.

As of Thursday morning, Nelson and Roth have captured 49.77% of the votes.

What happens now?

The Spring Lake Park City Council will now hold a canvassing board meeting to officially declare the winner, and if that does not break the tie, the race will be decided by drawing names or flipping a coin, according to the League of Minnesota Cities.

Residents can attend this meeting and candidates have until Nov. 16 ...