Election security

Election infrastructure not compromised in midterms, intelligence community finds

Russia, China and Iran all sought to influence American voters ahead of the 2018 midterm elections, but U.S. voting systems were not compromised and no votes were changed, according to an assessment issued Friday by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

The report was delivered to the White House and other government agencies, including the departments of Treasury, Defense and Homeland Security. It was the result of an executive order signed by President Trump in September that mandated an assessment of any foreign interference 45 days after the election.

"At this time, the Intelligence Community does not have intelligence reporting that indicates any compromise of our nation's election infrastructure that would have prevented voting, changed vote counts, or disrupted the ability to tally votes," Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats said in a statement.  

"The activity we did see was consistent with what we shared in the weeks leading up to the election. Russia, and other foreign countries, including China and Iran, conducted influence activities and messaging campaigns targeted at the United States to promote their strategic interests," Coats said.