Marra v. Clapp

This is an appeal from the Clark Circuit Court in a case in which the contestor was one of ten candidates for the nomination for sheriff in the Democratic primary in that county. Contestor, the appellant here, was defeated by the contestee by 39 votes and the contestee was declared the winner. There were 8 other candidates who trailed far below the contestor and the contestee in the votes they received. The appellant as contestor filed his petition to contest the election, asking for a. recount in all the precincts in Clark County. The contestee answered that the court lacked jurisdiction…