Only a select few peered at one small laptop with baited breath at 8:05 p.m. Tuesday to view the results. It wasn’t until Dave Pine pumped the air with two fists that supporters erupted in cheers and raucous applause.

“I’m ecstatic. This is a fantastic evening,” Pine said.

In his speech to his crowd of supporters, he humbly thanked everyone’s joint efforts for the past six months.

“It was worth it!” a supporter in the crowd yelled.

In a live Skype interview with PenTV immediately after the results, Pine explained the large contribution of his own finances to his campaign.

“Some people invest in a second home, I wanted to invest in this campaign,” he said. “I think it’s one of the best jobs anyone could ever hold, and I wanted to invest my own funds.”

“I’m so happy for him. He’s perfect for this job,” his wife, Jane Pine, said. “He just loves his community so much.”