HILLSBORO, Ohio (AP) -- A veteran standup comedian has been elected mayor of a small city in southwest Ohio.
With Hillsboro reporting complete, unofficial results, Drew Hastings had 773 votes to 440 for John Levo, a retired banker and former city councilman.
The 57-year-old Hastings moved from Los Angeles to the community 50 miles east of Cincinnati six years ago, buying a cattle farm. He became increasingly involved in the city of 6,600 residents, buying and renovating several downtown buildings.
Hastings won a three-way Republican primary in May. Levo, who's 65, filed as an independent. No Democrats ran to succeed retiring two-term incumbent Richard Zink, a Democrat.
Hastings has appeared on Comedy Central and other TV and radio shows and in comedy clubs for years. He starts a four-year term in January.
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