
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: THURSDAY, November 17, 1994                   TAG: 9411170133
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A12   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: CHEYENNE, WYO.                                 LENGTH: Short

PING-PONG BALL DECIDES WYO. RACE

In a race decided by a Ping-Pong ball, Republican Randall Luthi won a seat in the state House on Wednesday.

A ball bearing Luthi's name was drawn from the battered cowboy hat of Gov. Mike Sullivan during a meeting of the state Canvassing Board, settling a tied race with independent Larry Call.

Each candidate got 1,941 votes in the Nov. 8 election. State law calls for such ties to be settled by drawing lots.

``It is democracy at its best,'' proclaimed the declared winner.

- Associated Press

by CNB