Kim Toulouse's ace of clubs beat Chris Sewell's 10 of spades for a spot on the Verdi Television District board.
The two tied in the Nov. 4 election, and Toulouse lost an initial card draw before Washoe County election officials discovered 47 people had not been allowed to vote. The two candidates tied again after a count of absentee ballots.
State law allows candidates to settle ties by either drawing cards or flipping a coin.
Toulouse told KTVN-TV in Reno that he was happy the race has been resolved.
"I was very surprised we tied the first time," he said. "And then to tie a second time, what are the odds? We now can just move on with everything."
Toulouse can now take his place on the five-member board, which oversees television reception for residents in Verdi, about 10 miles west of Reno.
In the last decade, Nevada's tiebreaker has been used to settle two county commission races in 2002 and 2004.
