Iowa Caucus Results to be Certified by Week's End

A pile of counted ballots for the Republican presidential nominee sit on a table in the cafeteria at Kennedy High School during a caucus in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, January 3, 2011. (AP Photo/The Gazette, Cliff Jette) MAGS OUT TV OUT MANDATORY CREDIT

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By Belinda Yeung

Story Created: Jan 16, 2012 at 7:46 PM CDT

Story Updated: Jan 16, 2012 at 7:46 PM CDT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — State Republican party leaders say the results of the Iowa caucuses should be certified by the end of the week.

The Des Moines Register says Monday that counties have until the close of business on Wednesday to get official paperwork to the Iowa Republican Party headquarters in Des Moines.

Chairman Matt Strawn says paperwork from 95 counties has arrived. The other four counties' vote totals are en route. He expects the certification process to wrap up by Friday.

Mitt Romney eked out an 8-vote victory over Rick Santorum in the Jan. 3 caucuses. Reports the vote count might be wrong started surfacing.

Iowa GOP Executive Director Chad Olsen says party officials have discovered a few typos — some gave Santorum more votes, while some gave Romney more votes.

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