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Collected Item: “North Dakota state legislature candidate won election but died from COVID”

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North Dakota state legislature candidate won election but died from COVID

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A state legislator who died still won his election. I wonder how many people knew he was dead and how many people just checked the box because it was republican. Considering he died so early I wonder why he wasn't replaced.

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North Dakota, US Election 2020, David Andahl, republican, HSE

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https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/04/politics/north-dakota-candidate-died-covid-wins-election-trnd/index.html

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Harmeet Kaur, CNN

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2020-11-04
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