Iowa officials on Monday certified a Republican candidate as the winner by six votes of an open seat in the U.S. House, in what is shaping up to be the closest congressional election in decades.
Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks finished ahead of Democrat Rita Hart in Iowa's 2nd Congressional District after a recount saw her 47-vote lead steadily dwindle to single digits.
The state Board of Canvass voted 5-0 Monday afternoon to certify Miller-Meeks as the winner over Hart by a count of 196,964 to 196,958.
Hart's campaign has signaled that it will likely take legal action to challenge the outcome, and must do so within two days of the certification under Iowa law.
Hart's campaign manager Zach Meunier said after Monday's certification that the recount was designed to count ballots that had already been tallied and that "Additional legal ballots may have yet to be counted."
The state's certification came after the 24 counties in the district approved the results of their recounts, which collectively added 143 votes for Hart and 102 votes for Miller-Meeks.
The most dramatic swing came in the district's most populous, Scott County, where Hart netted 26 votes.
Tuesday, December 1, 2020
Iowa board certifies 6-vote Republican win in US House race
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