Black v. Bockenkamp

CRIST, Judge.

Primary election contest. We affirm.

This case involves an election contest of the August 5, 1980 primary election for the Democratic nomination to the office of State Representative, 128th Legislative District. The 128th Legislative District lies entirely within the boundaries of St. Francois County.

On August 7, 1980, the County Clerk of St. Francois County made a public statement that defendant Bockenkamp (hereinafter referred to as “Bockenkamp”) had received 2,721 votes and plaintiff Black (hereinafter referred to as “Black”) had received 2,717 votes in the election. He…