State Ex Rel. Tennent v. Tollefson

February 27th last, a primary election was held in the city of Tacoma for the nomination of municipal officers. Among the nominations to be made were those for the office of mayor. There were five candidates for that office, who received the number of votes opposite their names as follows:

Harry P. Cain................... 8,427

Carl Clubb..................... 560

V. M. Ellison.................... 644

G. B. Kerstetter................. 12,939 ■

M. G. Tennent.................. 9,311

Kerstetter and Tennent, having received a greater number of votes than any of the other candidates, were declared to be…