A razor-close primary election in Bridgeport is finally settled. Or is it? A new round of legal wrangling could leave voters in limbo – just days before ballots need to be printed.

Two veteran Democrats are battling for a seat in the Connecticut House of Representatives. In the Aug. 9 primary, City Councilman Marcus Brown defeated longtime state Rep. Jack Hennessy by just two votes – after two re-counts. In heavily blue Bridgeport, the victor is almost certain to win November's general election.

Now, Hennessy is asking a judge to toss out the results and either name him the winner or call a whole new primary.

"We have clear and convincing evidence that the Marcus Brown campaign committed considerable absentee ballot fraud," said Hennessy campaign manager Maria Pereira. "The signatures on absentee ballots – applications, where the voter was mailed a ballot and returned it – was not the person who signed the application."

But Hennessy's lawsuit could get dismissed. The City of Bridgeport argues it's too late to challenge the actual election – only this week's hand re-count can be disputed.

"There's a clear 14-day window to bring election cases, and that's because the public has an interest in knowing who the winner of an election is," said Tom Gaudett, Brown's campaign manager.

Two weeks ago, Hennessy's campaign did file a complaint with the State Election Enforcement Commission over absentee ballot concerns. But Hennessy himself defended the results, after the first re-count declared him the winner.

"Considering the fact that we had numerous eyes on the process, that we should honor those results," Hennessy told News 12 on Aug. 17.

A second re-count, by hand, gave Brown the win after nine missing absentee ballots were discovered in the wrong bag.

"They're very inconsistent on this point," said Gaudett. "Last week, the election was valid. This week, the election is invalid."

Hennessy's campaign insists they can still challenge the primary because of the unique circumstances of this race.

"You are required to file a complaint within 14 days of the primary," admitted Pereira. "Because Marcus won that evening by less than 20 votes, it's already a statutory mandated recount. You don't have to file anything. It's automatic."

Judge Barry Stevens will take up Hennessy's complaint on Tuesday. With the clock ticking before the Town Clerk must print ballots, Stevens said he's likely to issue an immediate ruling.

On Friday, both sides were back in court, haggling over a handful of questionable ballots that would not change the outcome. The judge allowed all four ballots to stand.