Small-town city council race ends in a tie and winner will be picked by random draw

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsSmall-town city council race ends in a tie and winner will be picked by random drawChris Kyle challenged incumbent Bill Otto in a St. Charles City Council election and they both received 572 votesRachel Dobkin in New York Friday 17 April 2026 22:17 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2960133","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/st-charles-missouri-election-tie-random-draw-b2960133.html","title":"Small-town city council race ends in a tie and winner will be picked by random draw"}}CloseRelated: Trump says he'll be 'impeached' if he doesn't win midterm electionsSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"N...