FAIR HAVEN, Vt. (AP) — A town in Vermont elected a dog as its pet mayor on Wednesday.
Murfee won the race in Fair Haven, WCAX-TV reported. The therapy dog beat out the incumbent goat, Mayor Mara Lincoln, and K-9 Sammy, a town police dog. Eight eighth graders counted 350 ballots Wednesday morning to determine the winner.
The pet mayor race aims to raise money for a new playground and get children interested in politics.
Murfee visits nursing homes, schools and hospitals as part of Caring Canines Therapy Dogs of Southern Vermont.
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