Lowe v. Young

Jordan, Presiding Judge.

Wyman C. Lowe filed his petition against Andrew Young to contest the result of the Democratic Primary Election run-off for United States Congressman for the Fifth Congressional District of Georgia held on September 23, 1970, alleging that there were sufficient illegal votes cast in the polling places of 38 precincts sufficient to change or cast doubt .on the result of the election. The petition further showed that appellant Wyman C. Lowe received 36,194 votes and that appellee Andrew Young received 53,709 votes in said run-off election. On October 15, 1970, the trial…