Kevin Dorland tried to help incumbent Thomas Kedley win the race by getting to a tie. Kedley eventually lost anyway, as the race was decided by drawing a name out of a candy dish. Now it's alleged that the tie should never have occurred in the first place. Dorland was indicted on seven counts of election misconduct altogether. Source: KCCI OSCEOLA, Iowa —A name written on a folded piece of paper and pulled from a candy dish determined the winner of the Osceola mayor's race last November, but a grand jury indictment now calls into question whether there was a legitimate tie in the first place. Thomas Kedley, the incumbent mayor at the time, and Matthew Stoll each received 382 votes on Nov.