A local council candidate in Washington State decided not to cast a ballot. AdvertisementA Washington State political candidate decided not to vote for himself, and then lost his election by a single vote, according to local officials. Damion Green ran for a council seat in the city of Rainier, located in Thurston County about 25 miles south of Tacoma. But voting for himself would have been like "stacking a deck in your favor," Green told local newspaper The Seattle Times. A coin toss ultimately decided the race, as local newspaper The Chronicle reported at the time.

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Persons: —, Damion Green, Tacoma . Green, Ryan Roth, pipped, Green, Roth, King Organizations: Washington State, Service, Tacoma ., The Seattle Times, MSNBC Locations: Rainier, Thurston County, Tacoma, Tenino