Washington state councilman Ryan Roth won his “wild” election by a single ballot after his opponent failed to vote. It took nearly a month for election officials to figure out who won the Nov. 7 election in Rainier, Washington. But when the votes were officially tallied, Roth, who mailed in his ballot, was declared the victor by a count of 247 to 246. “I had no idea what was going to happen,” the landfill manager told NPR. “This is my first time running, you know? So I had no idea what would happen if we tied, or if it was by one, so just not knowing was an intense deal.” Roth said his opponen…