We will have to wait until Friday to find out if political operative and campaign consultant Christian Ulvert became an elected this week after he 
got into a tie for the fourth and last council member slot in Miami Shores.
Voters in Tuesday’s election had seven candidates on the ballot. The top four vote getters won seats.
Crystal Wagar, former Chief of Staff to Miami-Dade Commissioner Jimmy Morales, got the most number, with 1,440 votes, or 21%. As such, she will be the mayor for the first half of her four-year term.
Former Mayor Alice Burch came in second with 1,262 votes, or 19%, so she will be the next vice mayor. Councilman Jonathan Meltz was re-elected with 1,025 or 15% of the votes.
But the fourth and final seat ended in a tie between Ulvert and former Councilman Stephen Loffredo, each having gotten 893 votes, or just over 13%.
That may be sorted out on Friday when a canvassing board goes through the provisional votes, which are ballots cast by voters whose eligibility could not be verified at the polling location.
Read related: Political operative Christian Ulvert runs for council in Miami Shores
Ulvert’s poor showing may be due to a negative campaign that has been waged
against him by none other than David “Disgustin” Custin, who used his political action committee, Citizens for Ethical and Effective Leadership, to pay for several mailers calling Ulvert a political hack and questioning his motives.
In one, Custin reminds voters that the political advisor to several high profile Democrats — including Sen. Annette Taddeo, Miami-Dade Commissioner Daniella Levine Cava and former Miami Beach Mayor and gubernatorial candidate Phil Levine — represented dog racing and worked for the slots gambling initiative. Then he suggests that Ulvert might want to bring a strong mayor form of government to Miami Shores, since he was so involved in the strong mayor initiative that failed in Miami.
Miami Shores election ends in two incumbents, a newcomer and a tie added by Ladra on
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