Ind. Primary Election ends with tied council race in Gibson County

GIBSON CO., Ind. (WFIE) - A special meeting is now set for June 1 for the tied council race in Gibson County.

Republican Chairman John Perkins says the meeting will be at 6 p.m. at the Oakland City Firehouse.

The Indiana Primary Election ended Tuesday night, with one race resulting in a tie.

That tie was in the Oakland City, City Council District 4 race between Republicans Bethany Brewer and Kaye Ellen Gowin.

Both Brewer and Gowin ended the race with 23 votes.

Perkins says this is the first time a tie has occurred in Gibson County.

“Our job as a party is to make sure we have the best candidates possible to present,” Perkins said. “Ultimately, we’re going try to even the playing field for these two candidates to tell us why they’re the best one for us in November.”

Perkins says each candidate will be introduced and provided an equal amount of time to speak to him and the special committee. He says afterwards they’ll break and discuss the candidates and he’ll then make a decision .

You can view the rest of the election results here.

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