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Madison County certifies special election results; newly elected auditor sworn in
Summary
The board certified special-election returns and administered the oath to the newly elected county auditor. Officials read precinct totals aloud and signed the results; some transcript lines contain inconsistent name spellings and unclear vote totals.
Madison County officials read and certified the special-election returns and swore in the county's newly elected auditor in a board meeting on Aug. 26, 2025.
An election official read precinct-by-precinct results for the special election for county auditor and declared them "your official results." The totals as read in the meeting included 927 votes for Matthew Schwartz; the transcript records the opposing candidate's totals but contains inconsistent spellings and several garbled figures, so a clear, verified total for the opposing candidate could not be confirmed from the transcript alone. Board members signed the canvass as presented.
After certification, the board administered the oath of office to the newly elected auditor identified in the meeting as Michelle Grant. The transcript records the administering official and the auditor reciting the oath, including the auditor's declaration to "support the constitution of the United States and the constitution of the state of Iowa" and to "faithfully and impartially discharge all the duties of the office of county auditor in Madison County, Iowa." The board and attendees exchanged brief acknowledgments after the swearing-in.
The meeting record contains inconsistent spellings of the auditor's surname (appearing as both "Grant" and "Brandt" in different lines) and several precinct vote lines that appear corrupted in the transcript. Those inconsistencies are noted here and in the meeting record; the board's action was to accept the results as read and to proceed with the swearing-in. The county may publish a formal canvass or certified statement with verified totals; that official document was not included in the supplied transcript.
The board then moved on to other agenda items following the oath and certification.
