Republican Miller-Meeks wins reelection after recount in close Iowa congressional race

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Published November 27, 2024 2:14 PM

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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republican Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks is headed back to Congress after winning her reelection bid. The win will help Republicans pad a thin majority in the U.S. House and keeps the party in control of all four of Iowa’s congressional seats. Miller-Meeks defeated Democrat Christina Bohannan in a rematch of 2022, when Miller-Meeks won by 7 percentage points. The margin this year was much tighter – Miller-Meeks earned fewer than 1,000 more votes than Bohannan, making her lead less than a percentage point. Bohannan on Nov. 14 requested a recount, but she still came up short.

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