The Pittsburgh Press (July 28, 1944)
Technicality delays Nye’s certification
Bismarck, North Dakota (UP) –
Official publication of last month’s state primary election results in which Senator Gerald P. Nye won the Republican nomination by 972 votes has been prevented by a technicality.
The State Canvassing Board last night refused to make an official announcement of the totals because one county auditor failed to affix his official seal to the country’s abstract of votes.
Unofficial totals gave Mr. Nye 38,191 and his leading opponent, Lynn U. Stambaugh, former National Commander of the American Legion, 37,219.