The latest Iowa GOP mass mailing of absentee ballot requests appears to be bearing fruit. For the first time since the Iowa Secretary of State’s Office started releasing early voting numbers on September 22, Republicans added more absentee ballot requests than Democrats did over the past day. The statewide Democrats advantage in ballot requests now stands at roughly 42,500, down from about 44,000 yesterday.

Follow me after the jump for updated early voting numbers, including ballots returned as well as those requested. Click here for previous tables to look for trends in the numbers. Democrats continue to lead in ballot requests in all four Congressional districts. The largest margin remains in IA-02, where four-term Representative Dave Loebsack faces Republican challenger Mariannette Miller-Meeks for the third time. Several Iowa Senate seats targeted by both parties are located within that Congressional district.

Absentee ballots requested by Iowa voters as of October 1, 2014

Congressional district	Democrats	Republicans	no-party voters	Libertarian	Iowa Green	total
IA-01	26,467	12,611	11,782	47	35	48,076
IA-02	29,195	14,790	12,026	40	43	52,829
IA-03	26,129	15,045	8,964	48	31	50,217
IA-04	17,940	14,775	7,617	27	14	40,373
statewide	99,731	57,221	40,389	162	123	197,626

Absentee ballots received by Iowa county auditors as of October 1, 2014

Congressional district	Democrats	Republicans	no-party voters	Libertarian	Iowa Green	total
IA-01	7,905	4,501	2,531	17	5	14,959
IA-02	7,381	4,173	2,069	10	9	13,642
IA-03	5,990	3,996	1,473	9	4	11,472
IA-04	5,246	4,732	1,696	6	2	11,682
statewide	26,522	17,402	7,769	42	20	51,755