Henderson v. Gladish

In the democratic primary election August 9, 1938, Doyle Henderson opposed S. L. Gladish for re-election to the office of county and probate judge of Mississippi county.

The certified returns showed 3,550 votes to have been cast for Henderson and 3,560 for Gladish, the nomination of Gladish by a ten-vote majority having been declared.

Henderson duly contested.

The trial court found that 2,236 illegal votes had been cast: 1,091 for Gladish, and 1,145 for Henderson. In consequence of .subtractions to conform to the court’s findings, Henderson’s net legal vote was adjudged to be 2,405, and that of…