Results from the April 4 elections found that in Oklahoma’s Panhandle, one vote made all the difference.
Jason Eidson won the seat for Guymon's Ward 3 City Council race by a single vote over Shelby Red Corn — 328 votes to 327. The pair had the same early and election day votes, but one absentee ballot cast was the deciding factor.
A hand recount by Oklahoma election officials confirmed that result on Tuesday.
Eidson will represent Ward 3 in the northwest section of the city, replacing Larry Swager, the Vice Mayor of Guymon, whose term expired this year.
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