His first appearance on a Hall of Fame ballot came in 1998 where he only received 17.5% of the vote in a year where Don Sutton (81.6%) was the only player voted into the Hall of Fame by the B.

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Her husband Don stood for Boston South, along with their eldest daughter Jodie Sutton, 36, in Boston Rural - both came second.

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CNN's Josh Levs, Tom Watkins, Dana Ford, Joe Sutton, Ed Lavandera, Nick Valencia, Kathleen Johnston, Drew Griffin, Don Lemon and Susan Candiotti contributed to this report.

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