Ulmer v. Currie

This is an election contest under the Corrupt Practices Act of 1935. Miss. Code 1942, Rec., Secs. 3158-3195. It involves the Democratic primary election, held on June 5, 1962, for Circuit Judge of the Thirteenth Circuit Court District. The district is composed of four counties, Smith, Simpson, Covington and Jasper. The two candidates were Honorable Homer Currie of Raleigh, in Smith County, and incumbent circuit judge, and Honorable J. E. Ulmer, of Bay Spring's, in Jasper County.

According to the original canvass by the State Democratic Executive Committee, there were 8,720 votes cast in the…