Secretary of State Launches Audit Into Uncounted Johnson County Absentee Ballots
Officials are auditing the county’s Absentee and Special Voters Precinct after an election worker found 2,017 uncounted absentee ballots.
- On Thursday, an official in the Johnson County Auditor's Office discovered about 2,017 absentee ballots excluded from Tuesday's unofficial election results, prompting an immediate audit by the Iowa Secretary of State's Office.
- Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate and Johnson County Auditor Julie Persons launched the audit on Friday, stating the discovery proves election security safeguards are working as designed.
- More than 75,000 people voted in Johnson County during the 2026 Midterm Election, including over 34,000 early voters; officials do not expect the uncounted ballots to change race outcomes.
- The audit focuses on the Absentee and Special Voters Precinct and must be completed by Monday, Nov. 9, as all results remain unofficial until county and statewide canvasses are finalized.
- Iowa broke a record in the 2026 Midterm Election with more than 1.38 million votes cast, surpassing the 2018 record of nearly 1.33 million, while all contests await the conclusion of the canvassing process.
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Iowa officials launch audit over 2,000 uncounted Johnson County ballots
JOHNSON COUNTY, Iowa -- The Secretary of State and Johnson County Auditor's Office say roughly 2,000 absentee ballots were not counted on Tuesday night. The Johnson County Auditor's Office says roughly 2,017 absentee ballots were not counted as part of the unofficial results from Tuesday's midterm election. Officials say an election official identified the ballots [...]
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Secretary of State launches audit into uncounted Johnson County absentee ballots
State and local offices have launched an audit into more than 2,000 midterm election ballots left uncounted in Johnson County, though race outcomes are not expected to change. According to a Friday afternoon joint statement from Iowa Secretary of State…
More than 2,000 uncounted absentee ballots discovered in Johnson County
JOHNSON COUNTY, Iowa (KWWL) - More than 2,000 uncounted absentee ballots in Johnson County were discovered on Thursday, officials detailed on Friday, Nov. 6, votes which were not included in the unofficial results released by county officials on Tuesday night,…
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