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In the days following the 2020 general election, American voters waited for the final ballots in several key states to be counted and called. But a small town in Kentucky was quick to call its election with the Nov. 3, 2020, announcement of its new mayor — a French bulldog named Wilbur Beast: Photos of the mayor-elect swept through the internet as some news publications covered the close contest. Wilbur won the race with 13,143 votes of the 22,985 cast. Technically, it’s true that Wilbur was elected as the mayor of Rabbit Hash. According to the Rabbit Hash Historical Society (RBHHS), a nonprofit organization that owns the unincorporated community of just under 400 residents, the people of Rabbit Hash generally elect mayors based on the candidates’ willingness to have their belly scratched. But the election is far from a legitimately sanctioned political contest. Rather, it is the major fundraiser for the RBHHS. Unincorporated communities like Rabbit Hash are too small to form their own municipal governments and have not been annexed into a neighboring town’s local government, according to the Duke Human Rights Center at the Franklin Humanities Institute. Voters in the Rabbit Hash mayoral election cast their ballot by donating money — each vote cost $1 for a minimum of $10 with all proceeds going toward costs associated with operating RBHHS. Beginning Sept. 18, residents of all ages were encouraged to vote early and vote often either online or in person. A fundraiser page went on to say the following:
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