Dave Wilson is a white, but to win an election to get a seat on the Houston Community College Board of Trustees in a district that has mostly African-American voters, Wilson a Republican, led these voter to believe he was black.Hes campaign was a poster with smiling black faces accompanied by a text saying "Please vote for our friend and neighbor Dave Wilson".Another text said he was endorsed by Ron Wilson. a popular black former state representative. But the Ron Wilson who actually endorsed him was Dave's cousin Ron, not the former state representative. On Tuesday defeated Bruce Austin, who is a 24 year-old African-American by just 26 votes. Austin called Wilson's tactics disgusting, "I don't think it's good for both democracy and the whole concept of fair play," he also went on to say. "This is one of the few times a white guy has pretended to be a black guy and fooled black people." But Wilson, who won a six-year term on the nine-member board, is unapologetic about any of it."Every time a politician talks, he's out there deceiving voters," Wilson said. Austin also did say he would seek a recount of the votes.
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