n ' t ▁Re ally ▁M atter ' ▁" ▁( J anu ary ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 ). ▁National ▁Journal . ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 6 , ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁" a ▁very ▁real ▁chance ▁that ▁the ▁Republican ▁Party ▁of ▁Iowa ▁will ▁announ ce ▁this ▁week ▁that ▁Rick ▁Sant orum , ▁and ▁not ▁Rom ney , ▁won ▁the ▁Iowa ▁c auc uses ," ▁cit ing ▁various ▁campaign ▁sources ▁who ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁final ▁numbers ▁will ▁be ▁different ▁from ▁those ▁released ▁on ▁c au cus ▁night . ▁Republican ▁Party ▁of ▁Iowa ▁executive ▁director ▁Ch ad ▁O ls en ▁said ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 7 ▁that ▁there ▁have ▁been ▁errors ▁giving ▁both ▁Sant orum ▁and ▁Rom ney ▁more ▁votes ▁than ▁reported ▁on ▁c au cus ▁night ." M ist akes ▁made ▁with ▁Iowa ▁G OP ▁c auc uses ▁can ▁be ▁fixed , ▁party ▁official ▁says " ▁( J anu ary ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 ). ▁Des Mo ines Register . com . ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 9 , ▁the ▁Iowa ▁Republican ▁Party ▁released ▁the ▁cert ified ▁results ▁showing ▁Sant orum ▁ed ged ▁out ▁Rom ney ▁with ▁ 2 9 , 8 3 9 ▁votes ▁to ▁Rom ney ' s ▁ 2 9 , 8 0 5 , ▁a ▁margin ▁of ▁ 3 4 ▁votes . ▁The ▁Iowa ▁Republican ▁Party ▁initially ▁decl ined ▁to ▁formally ▁declare ▁a ▁winner ▁because ▁results ▁from ▁eight ▁prec inct s ▁were ▁lost ▁and ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁cert