A longtime Michigan politician pursuing his lifelong dream of becoming a city councilor died hours before he won his election on Tuesday.

Auburn Hills Councilor-elect Greg Ouellette, 69, suffered a fatal heart attack and was pronounced dead shortly after polls closed, the city announced.

“I believe that somehow Greg was able to know that he won that election on Tuesday,” Ouellette’s widow said, according to a press release from the city on Thursday.

Ouellette was one of six candidates vying for four seats on the council. He said he “had a really good feeling” about his chances leading up to election night, Auburn Hills Director of Community Development Steve Cohen told the Oakland Press.

Ouellette received 1,278 votes, or 15.15%, the fourth-highest vote total, and was elected to a tw

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