Voters in this town are loyal to the end

SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. (AP) -- Voters in the town of Bisbee stuck by their incumbent city councilman -- though he died nine days before the election.
Bob Kasun easily defeated Jeff Harris on Tuesday by a margin of 246 to 83. The 79-year-old four-term councilman died March 6 of lymphoma and renal failure. His funeral was Monday.
Councilwoman Luche Giacomino, who survived a recall attempt, said she was happy to win but especially pleased that Kasun was not voted from office.
Kasun was a Bisbee native and football star at Bisbee High School. He retired as an electrician in 1975, and later worked more than a decade as Bisbee's building inspector.
The Bisbee City Council will now decide who to appoint to fill out Kasun's term, which expires Dec. 2.