How did Adam Trenk win his seat on the Cave Creek, Arizona City Council?
A tie in Cave Creek’s election came down to the luck of the draw this week, with two candidates cutting cards in a high-profile showdown to determine a winner. Adam Trenk, 25, drew the king of hearts on Monday, clinching a spot in Arizona’s history books and earning the title as the youngest candidate to ever take office in Cave Creek. His opponent, former Councilman Thomas McGuire, drew the six of hearts. “It was pure Cave Creek,” longtime Mayor Vincent Francia said of the standoff. “Since we couldn’t do a paintball showdown, we did something that is traditionally associated with the West, which is a card deck.” Trenk and McGuire finished with 660 votes each in a May runoff election to decide the seventh and final seat on the town council. An obscure Arizona statute dating back to 1925 dictates that election ties should be broken “by lot.” Camera crews and keen bystanders crammed Cave Creek Town Hall on Monday evening to witness the momentous tiebreaker – a first for Cave Creek and a
