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Sens. Grassley And Ernst Call Hart’s Challenge Of Tight Congressional Election An “Insult To Iowa Voters”

U.S. Senators, Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst, released a joint statement today (Thursday) backing Republican, Marianette Miller-Meeks as the winner of Iowa’s Second Congressional District. On Monday, Iowa Secretary of State, Paul Pate, 24 county auditors from both parties and the State Board of Canvass certified the final tally in one of the closest House of Representatives races in recent memory. Miller-Meeks defeated Democrat, Rita Hart by a slim six vote margin, 196,964 to 196,958. Hart has declined to challenge the results in the Iowa courts, but her campaign has indicated she will instead petition the U.S. House Committee on Administration to review the election. In their joint statement, Grassley and Ernst say, “Both the original vote count and recount confirmed Mariannette Miller-Meeks won her election. There are legal avenues through which candidates can litigate election disputes if they believe there are specific election irregularities. Rita Hart declined to take legitimate legal action in Iowa courts and instead chose to appeal to Washington partisans who should have no say in who represents Iowans. That’s an insult to Iowa voters and our nonpartisan election process. We are confident in the fairness and accuracy of Iowa’s election system.”

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