Sean Skipworth became the new mayor of Dickinson, Texas after a ping pong ball with his name on it was drawn out of a hat Thursday, settling an election in which both candidates came out with the same number of votes, the Associated Press reports.
With no uproar about fraudulently cast ballots or voting machines switching votes, the two candidates, Skipworth and Jennifer Lawrence watched as an election official pulled out the ping pong ball named Skipworth mayor.
Lawrence was a graceful loser, saying that she had faith in the process. “I’ve had dozens and dozens of people praying about this,” she said. “I told Sean I would support him, and I will, and I think unity is the way to go to get stuff done.”