Two candidates for mayor of San Teodoro were tied on 3,236 votes each . They won the election by flipping a coin , which is permitted by the governing body . In the hi-tech era of electronic voting , election authorities in the Philippines settled a dead heat between two candidates for mayor in a decidedly old-school way -- by flipping a coin . The son of a previous mayor won the contest .
Two candidates for mayor of San Teodoro were tied on 3,236 votes each . They won the election by flipping a coin , which is permitted by the governing body . The son of a previous mayor won the contest .