A small Minnesota village has elected a new mayor, but you won't believe who the town picked to be its new leader.

In the small village of Cormorant, 12-people decided to make a 7-year-old dog named Duke its leader.

Duke may not understand politics too well; however, he's been doing a great job guarding the town.

He even makes sure cars aren't going past the speed limit.

"He doesn't know how to handle this publicity," said Cormorant resident Tricia Maloney. "He won by a landslide. Poor Richard Sherbrook that owns the Cormorant Store, he didn't even have half as many votes as Duke did."

Duke, who is not a career politician but someone's pet, got a new outfit and a five-hour grooming makeover, according to the report.

He won't be getting a salary, but a pet store has agreed to donate a year's supply of food to reward Duke for his service.