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He won his seat on council by a single vote — which he cast himself

Every election we're told that each vote counts. Ryan Roth, the newly-elected city council member for Rainier, Wash., is now proof that it does.
Ryan Roth's single vote made all the difference.

Every election, we are told that each vote counts. But there are still people who feel like their lone ballot will not change anything.

Well, it turns out, for one man a single vote made all the difference.

Who is he? Ryan Roth is the newly-elected city council member in Rainer, Wash.

  • Roth, who is a landfill manager

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