Think your vote doesn't matter? Bernie won his first election by TEN votes.

[pnwmom]

After years of failing to win office, he finally decided to run for Mayor of Burlington. That was the beginning of his long career in elective office.

Ten votes.

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/07/bernie-sanders-vermont-119927?o=2

Sanders believed he was finished with electoral politics – until in late 1980, when his friend Richard Sugarman, a religion professor at the University of Vermont, showed him a breakdown of his Liberty Union vote tallies. As a whole, they were scant, but Sanders had done better in Burlington than anywhere else — and especially in the city’s poorest wards. Sanders decided to run for mayor — and then, by 10 votes, he won. It was March of 1981. It was a big story. The irritant activist was an elected official, now making $33,800 a year, more than he ever had. Reporters started showing up in Vermont.

[orpupilofnature57]

1. As a Mayor he spoke about the connection of the CIA to World unrest, how many other mayors would be

heard indicting a Federal government agency without an axe to grind with them, and be absolutely Right .

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. 10 votes. And so many people think your vote doesn't matter. IT DOES. n/t

[PADemD]

3. Actually, it only takes one vote.

Bangor mayoral race formal count confirms Joe Capozzolo as the winner

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/slate-belt/index.ssf/2013/11/bangor_mayoral_race_recount_co.html

[pnwmom]

5. Wow.

[kenn3d]

4. Even more than the party loyal...

These are the ones he must reach.

[Blue_In_AK]

6. Alaska often has really close elections.

We had one determined by a coin toss once.