Spring Lake Park's mayoral race will go to a tiebreaker

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Spring Lake Park will choose names out of a bag to determine whether the city's incumbent mayor says in office or a political newcomer takes the seat.

Spring Lake Park’s mayor will be decided by chance, after last week’s election ended in a tie. The city will pick the winner’s name out of a bag on Monday evening.

The small north metro city's mayoral race ended in a draw between incumbent Robert Nelson and challenger Halyn Roth. Each candidate received exactly 1,401 votes.

Per state law, a city's canvasing board is required to "determine the results by a lot" in the case of a tie.

This essentially means Spring Lake Park will pull a name out of a hat, said City Administrator Daniel Buchholtz.

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