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June 8, 2010 Primary Election
Guide to Election Night Returns
On Tuesday, June 8, this site will report turnout statistics throughout the
day. Following the close of the polls at 9 p.m., we will post election
returns as soon as they are reported to our office.
Links to returns and turnout will be placed directly on our home page www.jcauditor.com.
Turnout Updates
Precincts report turnout at 9 a.m., 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Precinct by
precinct turnout will be posted after each of these reporting times. A
breakdown of turnout by party will not be available until after the polls
close.
Returns on web site
We will post a summary with totals
(sample, zero results) for all Democratic and Republican races, contested and uncontested.
We will also post precinct by precinct results for
contested races (samples with zero results):
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Returns on cable TV
Returns will be broadcast on Iowa City cable TV channel 5 beginning at 9 p.m. and will
include rotating grand totals for contested races.
View results at our office
Results will be displayed at the County Administration Building beginning
at 9 p.m. Visitors will see the same display as cable viewers.
When will results be available?
Early voting results will be posted promptly at 9 p.m. After 9 p.m.
we will enter and update returns as quickly as they are reported from the 57
polling places. 53 precincts will report by modem; the remaining four
precincts (Cedar, Coralville 2, Fremont and Newport) will phone in their results.
Once all precincts have reported, results will be
labeled "Preliminary Final Results."
Number of Precincts
The total number of precincts for Johnson County in primary elections is 58
in all contests except state legislative races. There are 57 polling
places, and early ballots are counted as a separate precinct.
Number of Johnson County precincts in state legislative districts:
- Senate 15: 25 (24 whole precincts plus absentee). Also includes
precincts in Linn County.
- Senate 39: 25 (24 whole precincts plus absentee). Whole district in
Johnson County.
- Senate 45: 8 (7 Johnson County precincts plus absentee). District
includes all of Jefferson, Van Buren and Washington counties and precincts
in Wapello County.
- House 29: 15 (12 whole Johnson County precincts, 2
annexed precincts, and absentee). Also includes precincts in Linn
County.
- House 30: 13 (12 precincts plus absentee). Whole district in Johnson
County.
- House 77: 13 (12 precincts plus absentee). Whole district in Johnson
County.
- House 78: 13 (12 precincts plus absentee). Whole district in Johnson
County.
- House 79: 5 (2 whole Johnson County precincts, 2
annexed precincts, and absentee).
District includes all of Cedar County and precincts in Muscatine County.
- House 89: 8 (7 Johnson County precincts plus absentee). District includes
all of Washington County and precincts in Jefferson County.
Our office will only have returns from Johnson County.
Percentage
For contests where voters choose only one candidate, percentage is based
on total valid votes (votes for candidates plus write-ins). Over and
under votes are not considered when calculating this percentage.
For contests where voters choose more than one candidate, our office has
traditionally reported the percentage of voters supporting the
candidate using the following formula:
- votes for the candidate / number of voters participating in the
contest
This calculation includes over and under votes. The Board of Supervisors
is the only contest where voters choose more than one candidate.
When are the results final?
Once the poll workers have returned their supplies to our office, our staff
will review the printouts from the voting machines and make any
corrections. Once all corrections are made, results will include the
heading "Verified Preliminary Final Results." These will be
the last returns posted on June 8th.
Vote totals change slightly in the days following the election as
provisional ballots and late arriving absentee ballots with timely postmarks are
counted.
All election results are unofficial until the canvass of votes at 11 a.m. June 15.
Following the canvass, results will include the heading "Final Official
Results." These results will remain on our site permanently as a
historic record. Past Election Returns
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