Following the report of the ballot discrepancy, Secretary of State Phil McGrane and 17 other elected officials from the secretary's office aided in the hand count.

After identifying 300 uncounted ballots in the certified results, Elmore County officials are conducting a full hand review to ensure accurate final totals.

The Elmore County Clerk Shelley Essl announced the results of the hand count of all ballots cast in the Elmore County November 4th, 2025 Election. The updated c

On Monday, the Secretary of State’s office recounted 3,193 ballots by hand after an initial audit found 373 votes in the November 4th election had not been tallied.

A hand recount in Elmore County unearthed 373 more ballots for the Nov. 4 election, but didn't alter any race outcomes.

The Idaho Secretary of State’s Office on Tuesday said its election team planned to go to Elmore County to investigate.

McGrane’s office said that the hand count will now be canvassed and certified by the Elmore County Board of Commissioners at a Wednesday meeting at 9 a.m. The office and the county will seek judicial review of the hand count before the Dec. 2 deadline.

McGrane was in Kootenai County to watch the canvassing of votes. He said the voting tallies were accurate and there is strong voter confidence in the integrity of Idaho elections. “Idaho is in a really good place,

About 300 ballots in Elmore County were not counted in the results of the Nov. 4 election, prompting an investigation into what caused the discrepancy.

Early voting for the Idaho Falls runoff election has been strong, with more than 1,080 in-person ballots cast and about 250 absentee ballots returned so far, but data shows that younger voters continue to have the lowest turnout.

North Idaho’s largest Republican Party may have lost every race it contested in Coeur d’Alene in this year’s municipal election, but that doesn’t mean Republicans aren’t still in charge.