Pro Wrestler Rhyno Wrongly Named As Winner Of Michigan Election
DEARBORN, Mich. — The Associated Press sent out a story saying professional wrestler Rhyno won a seat in the Michigan Legislature.
Then a few hours later they took it back.
Initially, it appeared the race was close, but when all the votes were tallied opponent Abdullah Hammoud had won handily, 62 percent to 38 percent.
Democrat Hammoud is a 26-year-old health care consultant. Terrance Guido Gerin, a 41-year-old who prefers the name "Rhyno," currently appears on World Wrestling Entertainment's "Smackdown Live."
His campaign website says Gerin is a "politician by day" and a "professional wrestler by night." He says he believes in limited government and will focus on fixing Michigan's crumbling roads and boosting state revenue-sharing to cities such as Dearborn.
He urged voters in the Democratic-heavy district east of Detroit to "be a Rhino-Democrat."
Gerin would have been paid nearly $72,000 a year as a lawmaker.
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