Luzerne County board accepts and rejects ballots, adding 1,082 votes

The Luzerne County Election Board met Friday to adjudicate provisional and mail ballots from the November 3 general election. The board accepted and rejected ballots that added 1,082 votes to bring the county total to 112,502. The board approved 461 provisional ballots primarily attributed to voters on the mail ballot list, with 22 more added later.¹

Unofficial turnout rose from 53.18% to 53.7% among 209,504 registered voters, and no unofficial race outcomes or referendum results were changed.¹

What happens next in Pennsylvania

Unofficial county returns are due by 5 p.m. on November 10 and become final five days later, November 15, if no recount is sought.² Automatic recounts apply when a candidate on the statewide ballot loses by one half of one percent or less, and must be completed by November 24, 2026.³