Record-Courier

In local elections, where the electorate may be in the few thousands or even hundreds, pivotal votes can happen even more often.

While nationwide data isn't available, in Ohio alone, 14 races for office in 2015 resulted in either a tie or a single vote margin, according to the Record Courier newspaper.

We spoke with Mulligan via email.

He said that determine the winner incentive to vote is minuscule.