§ § 21-2-522Grounds for contest

A result of a primary or election may be contested on one or more of the following grounds:

Misconduct, fraud, or irregularity by any primary or election official or officials sufficient to change or place in doubt the result;

When the defendant is ineligible for the nomination or office in dispute;

When illegal votes have been received or legal votes rejected at the polls sufficient to change or place in doubt the result;

For any error in counting the votes or declaring the result of the primary or election, if such error would change the result; or

For any other cause which shows that another was the person legally nominated, elected, or eligible to compete in a run-off primary or election.