Republican Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks has called a Democrat-backed recount of her 2024 House race a waste of taxpayer money while she leads Christina Bohannan by fewer than 1,000 votes.
A recount in Iowa Senate District 20 concluded Friday, affirming Republican challenger Mike Pike's narrow win over Democratic Sen. Nate Boulton.
Senate Democrats control just 15 of 50 seats in the Iowa Senate after this month's election, their lowest total in more than 50 years.
The recount in the Iowa District 1 House race between incumbent Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Democrat challenger Christina Bohannan began on Friday.
Iowa candidates have until Nov. 18 to request a recount in their race. Here's who is asking for a recount and how the process works.
Congressional election observers deployed to Iowa after Democrat Bohannan called a recount in the House race against GOP incumbent Miller-Meeks.
Top pollster Ann Selzer is set to retire from The Des Moines Register’s Iowa poll after a shocking presidential survey was so wrong. Just before the election, a poll from Selzer sent shock waves
Boulton congratulated his Republican challenger, Mike Pike. Election results must be certified by the state by early December.
Candidates had until 5 p.m. Monday to submit their requests for a recount – in state law, required within three days after a canvass, which was Friday for some counties.
The pollster’s pre-election findings said Kamala Harris had a slight lead over Donald Trump in Iowa, which Trump went on to carry handily.
The Democrat looking to unseat an incumbent Republican in a close Iowa congressional race has asked for a recount.