Thousands of Votes in 2020 Election Misreported, Virginia Officials Say

Published on January 18, 2024

Virginia election officials say that thousands of votes were misreported in Prince William County during the 2020 presidential election. President Joe Biden, initially reported to have received 142,863 votes in the county, actually received about 1,650 more, officials said in a recent statement. Then-President Donald Trump was said to have received 81,222 votes but received about 2,320 fewer than reported. Michele White, the county’s top election official during the 2020 contest, was charged in 2023 with altering election results, though two charges were later dropped. “Election results were improperly reported by the previous administration during the 2020 election. Our office reported this issue to the Virginia Department of Elections and voluntarily cooperated with the attorney general’s office,” Eric Olsen, the current county director of elections, said in a statement....