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MIDDLETON v. SMITH

Nos. S01A0183, S01A0184.

539 S.E.2d 163 (2000)

273 Ga. 202

MIDDLETON et al. v. SMITH. Middleton et al. v. Harold.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied December 1, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Phillips, Ludowici, Robert F. Pirkle, Jones Osteen, Jones & Arnold, Hinesville, R. Joseph Hammill, Brunswick, James C. Nobles, Jr., Atlanta, for appellant.

John D. Harvey, Richmond Hill, Atlanta, for appellee.

THOMPSON, Justice.

Finding irregularities in two contested primary contests in Long County, Georgia, the Superior Court of Long County declared the election invalid. In our view, petitioners failed to affirmatively show that the irregularities put the election results in doubt. Accordingly, we reverse.

A primary election was held in Long County on July 18, 2000. Frank Middleton received 1,289 votes for clerk of the superior court; his opponent, Charlotte Smith...

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