By Kari Gray

HYDE PARK -- Mayoral candidates Marilyn Grunig and David Kooyman tied with 420 votes each in Tuesday night's election.

Judy Hawkins, city recorder, said, "This is the first tie in the history of Hyde Park that anyone can remember, and I've been there for 18 years."

As a result of the tie, the City Council will hold a special public meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday at 113 E. Center. Grunig and Kooyman are expected to attend and council members will present the numbers of votes and accept them as they were counted in the election, Hawkins said.

After this meeting, the candidates will have three days to request a revote, Hawkins said, and if they are still tied, lots will be cast.

"The candidates will choose whether they want to decide by drawing straws or picking numbers," Hawkins said.

Hawkins said the election was expected to be close, but "this is the closest election ever, even among the council members."

She said the close race is due to the clean and positive campaigning of both candidates.

"There was no name calling or defamation. They went door to door campaigning," she said.

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