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Pillsbury a small town in the Barnes County, southeastern North Dakota, which has a population of 11 inhabitants was supposed to have a Mayoral election on June 10, but no one showed up. Not even those on the ballot.

The current Mayor of Pillsbury, Darrel Brudevold, said voter turnout in the city’s primary election usually is fairly high.

‘I dare say a half-dozen people usually make it to the polls,’ he said. That represents about a quarter of the residents in the Barnes County farming community, in southeastern North Dakota.

Brudevold ran unopposed for re-election. His wife, Ruth, and Dan Lindseth faced no challengers for their alderman seats.

Only about 11 people live in Pillsbury proper, and the remainder of the residents live on farms outside the city. There is no precinct in town, so residents must drive about 12 miles (19 kilometers) to neighboring Sibley to cast their votes.

Brudevold’s wife, Ruth, runs the beauty shop and is the town’s postmaster. She said she was too busy with work to make it to the polls.

Brudevold said he intended to vote, but that he had crops to tend.

The council meets about five times a year, Brudevold said. Members are each paid $48 annually, and a good portion of that goes for doughnuts at the meetings or gas to get there, he said.

[via metro]