Iowa Sees Near-Record Voter Turnout

(Des Moines) Iowa’s voter turnout for this year’s midterm election comes close to a record.  Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate says one million, 220-thousand Iowans cast ballots in Tuesday’s election — the second-highest ever for a midterm election. 2018’s election is still topping at more than one point three million.  Pate says every county is doing post-election audits in randomly selected precincts to help ensure the integrity of the vote.  He says the governor’s race and constitutional amendment ballot measure will also be audited.