Elmore County's hand recount adds 373 ballots, confirms election results remain unchanged

Elmore County re-count confirms election results unchanged despite additional ballots

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

Results of Elmore County hand recount doesn’t change election outcome

The Secretary of State ordered a hand recount of all ballots cast in Elmore County. ( Idaho Secretary of State )Elmore County recounted 3193 ballots by hand Monday after more than 10% of ballots from the November 4th election were not tallied.After an initial look at the county’s process last week, Secretary of State Phil McGrane ordered the review of all paper ballots. On Monday, a team from his office went to Mountain Home and publicly recount…

Elmore County election results unchanged after hand count of uncounted ballots

All race results in Elmore County remain unchanged after the county clerk conducted a hand count following the discovery of 300 uncounted ballots.According to a press release from the Idaho Secretary of State, the updated vote count included 373 votes that were not reflected in election night reporting.RELATED | Hand recount underway after 300 Elmore County ballots went uncounted in certified resultsThe results of these races remain the same fol…

Elmore County's hand recount adds 373 ballots, confirms election results remain unchanged

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

Hand Recount Begins in Elmore County as Officials Review 3,100 Ballots

Originally posted on IdahoEdNews.org on November 24, 2025 MOUNTAIN HOME, ID – New election results are expected today in Elmore County, where four school-related elections — including one decided by a single vote — could shift. Three hundred ballots cast on Election Day were not tallied, Secretary of State Phil McGrane told a crowd of about 20 observers at the Elk’s Lodge in Mountain Home early Monday morning. He is now leading a team of 18 staf…

UPDATE: Elmore County election outcomes unchanged after recount

The outcomes did not change in Elmore County on Monday, after state employees took eight hours to recount and tabulate 3,193 ballots. A total of 373 ballots were not tallied on Election Day, but those votes did not sway two elections for school trustees in Glenns Ferry and Bruneau-Grand View school districts, the decision to approve a $6.2 million supplemental levy in Mountain Home School District or the vote to keep open Bruneau Elementary Scho…