A candidate for a California county supervisor seat, Bruce Giudici, is reported to be leading an election despite having died in August. NDTV says Giudici died on August 31, a day after he fell while campaigning door to door for the District 5 seat.
Multiple outlets describe how voters continue to select him in a closely contested Nov. 3 race in Calaveras County. The Washington Examiner reports that officials say results are still too close to call and notes that a majority of voters in one rural county so far chose to elect the dead candidate. The New York Post similarly reports that Giudici leads with 57% to his opponent’s 43%, referring to results about two months after his death.
