More than a quarter of a million Iowans have requested absentee ballots, and nearly 100,000 have already returned early ballots to their county auditor. The latest tables showing absentee ballots requested and returned in all four Congressional districts are after the jump. The data come from the Iowa Secretary of State’s Office.
Click here for previous tables, which make it easier to spot trends in the numbers. For the first time since September 22, the statewide Democratic lead in absentee ballot requests has dipped below 30,000.
Absentee ballots requested by Iowa voters as of October 7, 2014
| Congressional district | Democrats | Republicans | no-party voters | Libertarian | Iowa Green | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IA-01 | 30,938 | 19,957 | 14,663 | 66 | 35 | 65,659 |
| IA-02 | 33,365 | 20,681 | 14,485 | 52 | 50 | 68,633 |
| IA-03 | 30,666 | 23,316 | 11,285 | 65 | 39 | 65,371 |
| IA-04 | 21,121 | 24,057 | 9,690 | 29 | 19 | 54,916 |
| statewide | 116,090 | 88,011 | 50,123 | 212 | 143 | 254,579 |
Absentee ballots received by Iowa county auditors as of October 7, 2014
| Congressional district | Democrats | Republicans | no-party voters | Libertarian | Iowa Green | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IA-01 | 13,237 | 7,949 | 4,652 | 30 | 10 | 25,878 |
| IA-02 | 13,719 | 8,926 | 4,435 | 17 | 15 | 27,112 |
| IA-03 | 10,977 | 8,009 | 2,978 | 17 | 10 | 21,991 |
| IA-04 | 9,499 | 9,930 | 3,410 | 8 | 7 | 22,854 |
| statewide | 47,432 | 34,814 | 15,475 | 72 | 42 | 97,835 |