**BREAKING: COIN FLIP DECIDES OREGON PRIMARY, BUT WINNER DISQUALIFIED IN SHOCKING TWIST**
In a bizarre conclusion to the Oregon primary elections, a coin flip was used to determine the winner of a hotly contested congressional seat – only to have the victor disqualified due to a technicality that has left voters scratching their heads.
The unprecedented coin flip took place after a tie between Democratic candidate, Jane Smith, and Republican contender, Bob Johnson, forced election officials to get creative. The two candidates had been locked in a dead heat, with each receiving exactly 2,456 votes in the primary.
As officials struggled to come up with a solution, a group of mischievous mathematicians suggested a coin flip to break the tie. And so, with the eyes of the nation on them, the two candidates stood nervously as a coin was flipped into the air.
“Heads for Smith, tails for Johnson,” declared the coin flipper, a local math whiz named Dave. And when the coin landed, it was… heads! Jane Smith was declared the winner, but her celebration was short-lived.
As Smith took the stage to give her victory speech, a pesky elections official approached her with a stern expression. “Um, excuse me, Jane,” he said, “but it turns out you’re not actually eligible to run for office.”
It turned out that Smith had forgotten to file her candidacy paperwork on time, a technicality that rendered her entire campaign invalid. The crowd gasped in shock as Smith’s face turned bright red with embarrassment.
“But… but I won the coin flip!” she protested.
The elections official shrugged. “Sorry, Jane. You can’t win if you’re not in the game.”
And just like that, Bob Johnson was declared the winner by default. Johnson, who had been quietly confident in the back of the room, emerged to give a victory speech of his own.
“I’d like to thank my supporters for their hard work and dedication,” he said, beaming. “And to Jane Smith, I’d like to say… better luck next time. Maybe try filing your paperwork on time?”
As for Smith, she could be heard muttering under her breath, “Note to self: always check the fine print… and maybe bring a spare coin.”
