Nearly a month after South Australia held its state election, a surprising development upended the final result of the state’s tightest electoral contest: more than 80 previously uncounted ballots were uncovered in the Narungga district, triggering a last-minute re-count that threatened to unseat a newly elected One Nation candidate. The district had already cemented its place as the most marginal seat in the state after the initial count gave One Nation’s Chantelle Thomas a razor-thin 58-vote lead over her closest competitor, a margin so narrow that political observers widely expected a potential reversal when the missing votes were added. Contrary to widespread speculation, however, the final full count only strengthened Thomas’s hold on the seat. After all ballots were tallied, her winning margin expanded slightly to 73 votes, allowing the first-term One Nation MP to hold onto her seat and avoid what would have been one of the most dramatic post-election upsets in recent South Australian political history. The discovery of the misplaced votes has drawn quiet attention to electoral administration protocols in the state, though no official calls for a broader inquiry have emerged as of yet. Further updates on the post-election process are expected to be released in the coming days.