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Candidate says: Vote for opponent

The candidate on the ballot for a position on the hospital district board is encouraging a vote for the candidate that isn’t.

“I think I’m going to bow out and let Robin Nault do that,” said Lawrence Wheeler, the only candidate who filed in time to appear on the ballot for the November election. Nault is officially registered as a write-in candidate and voters will need to write her name in the space provided under Wheeler’s and then vote for her by connecting the arrows adjacent to her name.

Wheeler is a pipe fitter and plumber who travels extensively for work. He indicated he was interested in public office but this was perhaps not the right time. “She’ll be able to do a better job, being in town all the time,” he said.