Johnson County Auditor’s Office Identifies Uncounted Absentee Ballots Ahead of Audit
The Johnson County Auditor's Office identified 2,017 uncounted absentee ballots that were not included in the unofficial election results. An audit is underway, and the office anticipates the outcomes will remain unchanged.
Cedar Rapids Waterloo Iowa City & Dubuque, IA, November 8, 2026 —
The Johnson County Auditor’s Office has identified 2,017 absentee ballots that were not included in the unofficial election results. The discovery has prompted an ongoing audit to incorporate these ballots.
While the specific election or date for which these ballots were cast was not provided, the office stated that these 2,017 absentee ballots were discovered after the initial unofficial results were published. The details surrounding why these ballots were initially uncounted were not disclosed.
A spokesperson for the Johnson County Auditor’s Office indicated that an audit is currently underway to process and tally the newly identified absentee ballots. Despite the addition of these votes, the office anticipates that the overall outcomes of the election are unlikely to change. Further information regarding the timeline or specific methodology of the audit was not immediately available.
Story summarized from the original created by Lydia Gerety, News Reporter on dailyiowan.com, see more information here.
