diff --git a/app/helpers/poll_recounts_helper.rb b/app/helpers/poll_recounts_helper.rb
index 45eefd696..9524c06d7 100644
--- a/app/helpers/poll_recounts_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/poll_recounts_helper.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 module PollRecountsHelper
 
   def total_recounts_by_booth(booth_assignment)
-    booth_assignment.recounts.any? ? booth_assignment.recounts.to_a.sum(&:total_amount) : nil
+    if booth_assignment.recounts.any?
+      booth_assignment.recounts.sum(:total_amount) +
+      booth_assignment.recounts.sum(:white_amount) +
+      booth_assignment.recounts.sum(:null_amount)
+    end
   end
 
 end
diff --git a/spec/helpers/poll_recounts_helper_spec.rb b/spec/helpers/poll_recounts_helper_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dc34ce00a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/helpers/poll_recounts_helper_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+require "rails_helper"
+
+describe PollRecountsHelper do
+  describe "#total_recounts_by_booth" do
+    it "includes blank and null votes" do
+      assignment = create(:poll_booth_assignment)
+      create(:poll_recount, :from_booth, booth_assignment: assignment, total_amount: 3, white_amount: 1)
+      create(:poll_recount, :from_booth, booth_assignment: assignment, total_amount: 4, null_amount: 2)
+
+      expect(total_recounts_by_booth(assignment)).to eq 10
+    end
+  end
+end