Salem teen runs for mayor, gets 33% of the vote

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SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Voting in this year's election was particularly exciting for 19-year-old Micheal Johnson.Not only was it his first time filling out a general election ballot, but his name was on it.In a bold and surprisingly premeditated move, the teen decided to run for mayor of Gervais. He lost, but it hasn't deflated his spirits. If anything, it's done just the opposite."As it got closer to the election, I was thinking I wasn't going to get a whole lot...

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