Definition of Election Contest
A contest in behalf of one who has failed of success in election against right of one who has been declared or determined by proper authority to have been successful. Election contest involves matter of going behind election returns and inquiring into qualifications of electors, counting of ballots, and other matters affecting validity of ballots. Vance v. Johnson, 238 Ark. 1009, 386 S.W.2d 240, 242.
That's the definition of Election Contest in Black's Law Dictionary 6th Edition. Courtesy of Cekhukum.com.
