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A Democratic House candidate in Iowa who lost by six votes out of more than 394,000 cast would be viewed as illegitimate by a majority of voters in the state if the Democratic-majority chamber seats her anyway, a poll shows.
Iowa s state canvass board certified results for Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District after a districtwide count in all 24 counties in the race between Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Democrat Rita Hart. The board on Nov. 30 declared Miller-Meeks the winner of the election by only six votes in a southeast Iowa seat left open by the retirement of Democratic Rep. Dave Loebsack.
The Republican was certified as Iowa Representative-Elect to be sworn-in January 3rd Author: Jim Mertens Updated: 5:15 PM CST December 13, 2020
OTTUMWA, Iowa On January 3, 2021, something that s never happened before will take place.
It s the day a woman is sworn-in as Second District Representative for the state of Iowa.
And Dr. Mariannette Miller Meeks says she s ready for Washington. I do consider myself the Congresswoman-Elect.
It s been more than a month since the Republican state senator from Ottumwa emerged from Election Night as the apparent winner.
Hart says she plans to petition the House Administration Committee under the Federal Contested Elections Act to verify the election results.