Raymond J. Donovan, Secretary of Labor, James Ricks v. Local 6, Washington Teachers' Union, Afl-Cio

. J. SKELLY WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:

James Ricks, an unsuccessful candidate in the June 1983 election for the presidency of Local 6, Washington Teacher’s Union (WTU), appeals a District Court order declaring that the election complied with the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (LMRDA or the Act), 29 U.S.C. § 401 et seq. (1982), and directing that the candidates certified by the Department of Labor (DOL) serve as the duly elected officers of the union. Ricks alleges that numerous substantive violations of LMRDA marred the conduct of the election and that DOL’s certification…