Runaway pig chases police, crashes New Hampshire polling station

The pig was denied access to the polls.
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Brian Koerber
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As the New Hampshire primary for the 2016 presidential election was well underway on Tuesday, a runaway pig from a nearby farm decided it too wanted to cast its vote at a polling location in Pelhman.

Multiple intrigued residents snapped videos of the swine at the polling location, which Boston.com describes as "over 600 pounds."


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Police were eventually able to escort the pig away from the polling area, but not before some people used the opportunity to take a couple of jabs at Donald Trump, calling the swine one of his supporters.

Police determined that the pig escaped from a local farm, and the owner came to pick up their lost animal, Boston.com reports. 

However, the pig had a great time chasing the police around the parking lot in the meantime.

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Brian was the Culture Editor and has been working at Mashable on the web culture desk since 2014.

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