State Canvassing Board certifies Iowa election results — including the six-vote victory for Miller-Meeks in IA-2

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The Iowa State Canvassing Board certified the state’s election results on Monday afternoon. It is just one step in the statutory process in place for Iowa’s election, and any challenge or contest of a particular result is covered in the next step, according to Jeff Thompson of the Iowa Attorney General’s office.

Secretary of State Paul Pate noted that a record-breaking 1.7 million Iowans voted for about 76 percent turnout, which is among the highest in the nation.

Harrison County had an 88 percent turnout to lead the state. Every Iowa county surpassed 65 percent turnout.

Included in the results certified Monday is the six-vote victory obtained by Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks against Democrat Rita Hart in Iowa’s Second District.

Miller-Meeks finished with 196,964 votes while Hart had 196,958.

Author: Jacob Hall