Election victory for two dead candidates

Florida Democrat Earl K Wood and Alabama Republican Charles Beasley won their elections but will not take office.

Both men died weeks before the Nov 6 election yet managed to beat their very much alive opponents by comfortable margins.

Wood died on Oct 15 from natural causes aged 96, during his campaign for a 12th term as Orange County tax collector in Orlando, Florida.

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