Despite challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate announced that Iowans broke the all-time turnout record for a general election, previously set in 2012 with 1,589,951 voters.
More than 1,697,000 Iowans voted in 2020, easily surpassing the previous state record.
Harrison County had the highest percentage of voter turnout in the entire state at more than 87 percent this year, according to Harrison County Auditor Susan Bonham.
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