Elections in the United States: a candidate won …

Elections held in the United States on Tuesday left the winner in North Dakota at David Andahl, a Republican candidate for the House of Representatives who died of the coronavirus on October 6, at the age of 55. He had contracted the disease during the campaign.

the Andahl’s triumph was produced by the record increase in postal voting in these elections held in the midst of the pandemic, since many ballots arrived before his death.

Andahl, a breeder born and raised in North Dakota, He died almost a month ago, but he was still present on the ballots and won a seat. Now it will be the state Republican Party that will appoint a replacement for the vacant seat.

“If a deceased candidate gets a majority of the vote, the candidate is elected,” said Wayne Stenehjem, the North Dakota attorney general, in an interview with ABC News.