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Vote Here, And Vote Now For The 'World's Ugliest Dog'

A Sonoma-Marin Fair tradition: Friday night, the winner of the 'World's Ugliest Dog' will be announced. You can influence the results.

Petaluma, CA — It's a Sonoma-Marin Fair tradition for some 40 years now, and getting uglier and uglier as time has passed.

Organizers are delighted to see it.

They wouldn't have it any other way.

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Tonight, the winner of the 2016 Sonoma-Marin Fair "World's Ugliest Dog Contest" will be announced. You can influence the results. Your vote here, please.

As of 10:30 a.m. Friday morning, SweetPee Rambo was leading the vote count with nearly 930 votes.

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Roast Beef was in 3rd place.

Notice a hairdo similar to anyone of national political prominence on Himisaboo?

As part of the Sonoma-Marin Fair, The "World's Ugliest Dog" contest clawed its way into prominence in 1970s.

If you're lucky enough to be in the area, the barking will begin on the Kiwanis Stage of the Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds at 6 p.m. Friday night.

Here's where you can take a look at the gallery of contestants.

Sorry, no swimsuit photos were allowed. This is no beauty contest.

These dogs are beautiful from within.

Images via sonoma-marinfair.org

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