Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R) was Certified as the Winner of the General Election for Iowa's 2nd Congressional District on November 30th, 2020, after a Recount showed her Defeating Rita Hart (D) by Six Votes. Hart announced on December 2nd that she would Contest the Election with the House Administration Committee.

As of January 12th, 2021, this was one U.S. House Elections whose outcome remained Unclear. The next Action in this Race will be Rita Hart's Filing of an Appeal before the U.S. House Administration Committee. The 117th Congress was Seated on January 3rd, 2021, and Miller-Meeks is currently Representing the District in the House during the Course of the Dispute.

The November 3rd Election was the narrowest Margin of Victory in a U.S. House race since 1984, when Francis McCloskey (D) Defeated Richard McIntyre (R) by Four Votes in Indiana's 8th Congressional District.

Hart served in the Iowa State Senate from 2013 to 2019, and Miller-Meeks joined the Chamber in 2019. Miller-Meeks Challenged Dave Loebsack (D) in the 2nd District in 2014, losing 47% to 53%.

The 2nd District was one of 30 Democratic-held U.S. House Districts that Trump (R) won in the 2016 Presidential Election. Of those 30 Districts, Iowa's 2nd had the only Open Seat in 2020. Trump received 49% of the Vote to Hillary Clinton's (D) 45% in the 2nd District.

As of October 16th, 2020, the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) had spent $3 Million on the Race, and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) had spent $2.8 Million. This was each Group's Third-Highest Expenditure on 2020 Races at the time.

The Outcome of this Race affected Partisan Control of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 117th Congress. All 435 Seats in the House were up for Election. At the time of the Election, Democrats had a 232 to 198 Majority over Republicans. The Libertarian Party had One Seat. Four Seats were Vacant. Democrats defended 30 Districts Trump (R) Won in 2016. Republicans defended Five Districts Hillary Clinton (D) won in 2016.

Iowa's 2nd Congressional District covers most of the Southeastern part of the State including: Appanoose; Cedar; Clarke; Clinton; Davis; Decatur; Des Moines; Henry; Iowa City; Jasper, Jefferson, Johnson; Keokuk; Keokuk; Lee; Louisa; Lucas; Mahaska; Marion; Monroe; Muscatine; Scott; Van Buren; Wapello; Washington; and Wayne Counties, are included in this District.

After the November 3rd, 2020, General Election, Three Recounts were Conducted. Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate Ordered Recounts in Jasper and Lucas Counties, and Rita Hart Requested a Full Recount of Votes in All 24 Counties in the District. After this last Recount, Mariannette Miller-Meeks was Certified as the Winner by a Margin of Six Votes.

Forgoing further Legal Action in the State, Hart announced that she would Contest the Election with the House Administration Committee. The Procedure would allow Hart and Miller-Meeks to state their Cases, use Depositions, and subpoena Witnesses and Documents. On January 21st, 2021, Miller-Meeks filed a Motion calling on Congress to Dismiss Hart's Petition. If the House Administration Committee moves forward with an Investigation, it would Submit a Report to the Full House of Representatives and a Simple Majority Vote of the Full House would decide the Outcome of the Election.

Historically, most Contested Election Cases heard by the Committee have been Dismissed. Out of 107 Contested Election Cases filed between 1933 and 2009, the Candidate who Contested the Election only Won Three times.

In a Statement, Hart said “When we know there were a lot of votes that were not examined it’s just so crucial that we get this right and we make sure every person’s vote was counted.” Miller-Meeks said that Every Legal Vote was already Counted and that Hart wants to "not follow the rules of Iowa law. She wants a partisan political process in Washington D.C. to override Iowa law."










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