–Over 2,000 votes were cast prior to election day in Kossuth County, either via an absentee ballot or in person at the courthouse.
Statistics updated each day the Iowa Secretary of State’s Office show 2,321 votes were cast as of this morning in Kossuth County, with over 1,700 cast in person at the auditor’s office.
A total of 502 absentee ballots had been returned to the auditor’s office as of this morning, as those must be turned in before 8 PM to be counted.
Taking a look at totals from some area counties:
**Emmet—1,116 early votes
**Hancock—1,246 early votes
**Humboldt—1,499 early votes
**Palo Alto—1,434 early votes
**Pocahontas—966 early votes
**Winnebago—1,211 early votes
**Wright—1,438 early votes
You can find a complete breakdown of those numbers here https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2026/general/AbsenteeStateHouse2026.pdf
