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Arnett v. Hensley

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided March 8, 1968PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DAVIS, Commissioner.

This is an election contest involving the race for county court clerk of Magoffin County held November 2, 1965. On the face of the returns as originally tabulated, Woodrow Arnett, the Democratic incumbent county clerk, received 2,150 of the votes cast at the polls, plus 217 votes cast by absentee voters for a total vote of 2,367. Howard Hensley, the Republican candidate, received 2,207 votes cast at the regular polling places and only 67 of the absentee ballots for a total of 2,274, making Arnett the apparent winner by 93 votes if both the poll votes and absentee ballots…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Taylor v. NuetzelCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1927
  2. Pickard v. JonesCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1951
  3. Hodges v. HodgesCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1958
  4. Ragan v. BurnettCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1957
  5. Smith v. JonesCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1927

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Upton v. KnucklesCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1971
  2. Washington Vaughn v. Board of Elections of Green CountyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2010
  3. Magoffin County Board of Elections v. John MontgomeryKentucky Supreme Court · 2016
  4. Thurman v. KeenCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1969
  5. Parrigin v. SawyerCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1970

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