Dead Rule

A dead man was elected mayor of a small Tennessee town eager to oust a woman who'd been appointed to the job after the previous mayor died. Carl Robin Geary Sr, a local alderman known for "straight-talk", was a candidate for mayor of the town of 1,652 people when he died of a heart attack on March 10. He defeated incumbent Barbara Brock 268 votes to 85 in the town of Tracy City's election on Tuesday, the Chattanooga Times reported. "If he were to run again next week I'd vote for him again," Chris Rogers, owner of the town's Lunch Box restaurant, told the paper. "I knew he was deceased. I know that sounds stupid, but we wanted someone other than her (Brock)." Elections officials said the seat would be declared vacant and the city's four aldermen would select a new mayor. Brock, who was appointed in 2008 after the previous mayor died of a heart attack.
When asked how she felt about losing to a dead man, Brock said "I'll live."