In that general election, the then-incumbent chief justice, Ernest C. Hornsby, refused to leave office after losing the election by approximately 3,000 votes to Republican Perry O. Hooper Sr.
ɪn ðæt dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ᵻlˈɛkʃən, ðə ðˈɛnɪŋkˈʌmbənt tʃˈiːf dʒˈʌstɪs, ˈɜːnɪst sˈiː. hˈoːɹnsbi, ɹᵻfjˈuːzd tə lˈiːv ˈɑːfɪs ˈæftɚ lˈuːzɪŋ ðɪ ᵻlˈɛkʃən baɪ ɐpɹˈɑːksɪmətli θɹˈiː,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ vˈoʊts tə ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkən pˈɛɹi ˈoʊ. hˈuːpɚɹ ˌɛsˈɑːɹ.