Borders v. Collingsworth

CULLEN, Commissioner.

This is an election contest case, involving an election for an unexpired term of the office of county judge in Magoffin County. The appellee G. W. Collingsworth, Republican candidate, was declared elected, and the appellant Patton Borders, Democratic candidate, contested the election on the grounds (1) that Collingsworth was not properly a candidate for the unexpired term; (2) in a number of precincts the ballots erroneously indicated that the election was for a full term; and (3) Collingsworth had violated the Corrupt Practices Act. The circuit court upheld the election…