A man who helped count votes in his Iowa caucus precinct has come forward and said that the official tally for the number of votes Mitt Romney received in his precinct gives Romney 20 more votes than he received, reports Des Moines radio station KCCI. If he is correct, that would make Rick Santorum — who lost to Romney by 8 points — the Iowa winner.

Santorum, however, said on Fox News today that he had been told of two possible errors — but if both were in fact, errors, Romney would still win. “That doesn’t really matter to me. This was a tie,” Santorum said, per the AP.

Iowa GOP chair Matt Strawn issued this statement in response to the KCCI report:

Iowa GOP rules provide for a two-week certification process for each of the 1,774 precincts. The Iowa GOP will announce the final, certified results of the 2012 Iowa Causes following this process. Out of respect to the candidates involved, party officials we will not respond to every rumor, innuendo or allegation during the two week process. That said, Iowa GOP officials have been in contact with Appanoose County Republican officials tonight and do not have any reason to believe the final, certified results of Appanoose County will change the outcome of Tuesday’s vote.