MS town election decided by coin toss after votes tied
HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss. — A Holly Springs alderman's race was decided by a coin toss after both candidates received the same number of votes.
Sandra Hodges, known to folks in Marshall County as the 'Sunshine Lady,' was ecstatic after a coin toss declared her the newly elected Ward One Alderman for Holly Springs.
'They asked me to pick heads or tail and I picked tail, and it landed on tail,' said Hodges.
The election was held at Holly Springs' City Hall with Kaylon Freeman and Sandra Hodges both tied 154 votes to 154 votes each.
According to a State statute, 'whenever a race is tied, it shall be decided by a coin toss or drawing of straws.'
'I found that was legal and that was actually the next step, and we had some other residents in town post that information on Facebook as well,' said Paulette Nicole, Campaign Manager for Sandra Hodges.
Hodges said she would have preferred a special election to be held to decide the winner is anxious to be sworn in on July 1, along with other elected Holly Springs board members, to start to work for the city.
She said all areas need improvement.
'Because this our very first time, historical call on a coin toss. I've never seen it before, I've never been in it before. This is my very first time, but I'm excited about it after I know that I won. I'm the winner, so I'm excited,' said Hodges.
WREG reached out to Kaylon Freemon about the coin toss decision, and he acknowledged the Mississippi law allowing for the coin toss in the situation.
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