It was fun, but it’s time to pass on the vote. I’m gonna let [my little brother] James do it. He’s 2.

Robert Tufts, the 5-year-old mayor of Dorset, Minn., who lost his bid for a third consecutive term earlier this week. Dorset, which has no formal city government and a population ranging from nine to 28, elects a figurehead mayor during its annual Taste of Dorset festival.