Steve Lange
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Steve Lange was a 2014 judicial candidate for the Llano County Justice Court in Texas.[1] The primary runoff between him and incumbent Linda Ballard ended in a tie, so the race was decided by coin toss. Lange lost the toss.[2]
Elections
2014
See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Lange ran for election to the Llano County Justice Court.
Primary: He was successful in the Republican primary on March 4, 2014, receiving 18.8 percent of the vote. He competed against Linda Ballard, Shelly Comerford, Tim McCray, and Les Daugherty.
Runoff: Because no candidate received more than 50% of the vote, Lange faced Ballard in a runoff election on May 27, 2014. However, both candidates received exactly 371 votes, a tally that was verified by a mandatory recount. To determine the winner in this rare situation, Republican Chair Jim Simmons was directed by Texas law to officiate a "casting of lots."
The candidates headed over to the courthouse gazebo, where Simmons flipped a Lincoln dollar. Lange, listed first on the ballot, called tails—but the coin came up heads in Ballard's favor, winning her the runoff and, since no Democratic candidates filed, the election.
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (A-L)"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Highlander, "Ballard wins coin toss," June 12, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ River Cities Daily Tribune, "Ballard keeps Llano justice of peace seat after coin toss," June 12, 2014
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (M-Z)"
- ↑ Llano County, "Primary Elections Results," March 4, 2014
- ↑ Llano News, "Lange, Ballard Tie for JP 2 Spot in Primary Runoff Election," May 30, 2014
