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HATTON – Four candidates ran unopposed for town offices in the Nov. 7 general election.

So far, none of the candidates received a majority of the votes, thanks to a write-in insurgency.

As of Monday afternoon, Nov. 13, Rhea Isaac had 14 votes in her bid for mayor; a write-in candidate had 14.

That race was mirrored across the board with Barbara Pence receiving 14 votes for council position No. 2, Eric Rawson for Position No. 4 and Linda Anderson for Position No. 5, and write-in candidates matching them.

The candidates, however, are likely to win their seats, as none of the write-ins were...