Bees v. Gilronon

*131OPINION

By JENKINS, J.

At the general election held November 4, 1952, the contestor and contestees were the four candidates for the office of commissioner of Mahoning County, Ohio, two to be elected. After a recount, the Board of Elections announced that 124,532 electors had voted for commissioner candidates, 59,275 on voting machines and 65,257 on paper ballots. The Board further announced that the candidates had received votes as follows: Gilronan 51,885, Wagner 47,791, Anderson 47,414 and Bees 44,427. Of these, those cast on paper ballots totalled: Gilronan 26,012, Wagner 28,006, Anderson…