Changes in Unofficial Vote Totals
The State Board of Elections has created a downloadable spreadsheet that details all adjustments to the vote totals for the Nov. 5 election.
These changes reflect corrections to typos, incomplete results reported on election night and the tabulation of provisional ballots. The document provides a window on what it takes to check and re-check the results provided on election night by thousands of part-time election officials from around the state,
Some entries make it clear how the changes affect the outcome; others do not. There are scores of entries. Below are the first 14 related to the Attorney General's race:
Powhatan County - Central Absentee Precinct. Explanation: Reported from wrong precinct
- Obenshain + 75 votes
- Herring + 36 votes
Rockbridge County - Precinct 102 (Ben Salem). Explanation: Data entry error in central office
(unclear if these are previously unreported or amended totals)
- Obenshain 249 votes
- Herring 158 votes
Rockingham County - Precinct 503 (McGaheysville) Explanation: Data was entered/saved, but [election official] said this info was not received.
(unclear if these are previously unreported or amended totals)
- Obenshain 676 votes
- Herring 245 votes
Russell County - Precinct 201 (North Castlewood). Explanation: Reported from wrong precinct:
- Obenshain + 280 votes
- Herring + 392 votes
Russell County - Precinct 301 (Cooks Mill) Explanation: Reported from wrong precinct
- Obenshain + 38 votes
- Herring + 12 votes
Russell County - Precinct 303 (New Garden) Explanation: Reported from wrong precinct
Russell County - Precinct 402 (Swords Creek) Explanation: Reported from wrong precinct
Russell County - Precinct 601 (East Lebanon) Explanation: Reported from wrong precinct
- Obenshain + 2 votes
- Herring + 1 vote
Smyth County - Precinct 402 (West Park). Explanation: Reported from wrong precinct
Smyth County - Precinct 601 (Royal Oak East). Explanation: Reported from wrong precinct
Smyth County - Precinct 602 (Royal Oak West). Explanation: Reported from wrong precinct
Wythe County - Precinct 402 (Max Meadows) Explanation: Data entry error in central office
Chesapeake - Precinct 505 (Crestwood) Explanation: Votes on JBC not added before results called in
- Obenshain + 1 vote
- Herring + 22 votes
Bedford County - Central Absentee Precinct. Explanation: No data entered on election night
- Obenshain + 362 votes
- Herring + 153 votes
Nov. 6, 2013