A man who recently died won the Republican primary for state assembly in a northern New York district on Tuesday. Bill Nojay, 59, the incumbent in the 133rd district near Rochester, fatally shot himself last Friday, the New York Times reported. His name still appeared on the primary ballot and he beat his opponent, Rick Milne, the mayor of Honeoye Falls. Former Missouri governor Mel Carnahan won the US Senate race in his state in 2000, though he died in a plane crash. Local officials have been elected in Missouri, Washington state, Tennessee, Florida and Alabama despite having passed away before the election.

Source: The Guardian September 14, 2016 05:03 UTC