OCEANSIDE, Ca. — It was one spirited campaign.

A Southern California man who was running for re-election as Oceanside city treasurer successfully defeated his opponent Tuesday, despite having died over a month ago.

Gary Ernst, 61, received 6 percentage points more of the vote than his challenger, Nadine Scott, who had tirelessly worked to inform the public of Ernst’s Sept. 23 death.

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