Legal Opinion
Roudebush v. Hartke
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 23, 1972No. 70-66PublishedCited by 140 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stewart
The 1970 election for the office of United States Senator was the closest in Indiana history. The incumbent, Senator R. Vance Hartke (Hartke), was declared the winner by a plurality of 4,383 votes — a margin of approximately one vote per state precinct. On November 16, 1970, 13 days after the election, the Indiana Secretary of State certified to the Governor that Hartke *17had been re-elected. On the following day, candidate Richard L. Roudebush (Roudebush) filed in the Superior Court of Marion County a timely petition for a recount.1 Hartke moved in that court to dismiss the petition, arguing…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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3Cited by140 opinions
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- Lloyd T. Griffin v. Robert F. Burns, Etc., Thomas A. McCormickCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
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