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Iowa's county auditors are continuing to process the last outstanding absentee ballots, which are valid so long as they arrive by Monday Nov. 9 at noon and were postmarked before Election Day. In the state's closest races, those ballots could make a difference.
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As of early Wednesday morning, the race for Iowa's 2nd Congressional District was too close to call, with the candidates separated by a margin of 282 votes. Republican state Sen. Mariannette Miller-Meeks currently leads former state Sen. Rita Hart, but those preliminary results could change as late-arriving mail-in ballots are counted.
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State Sen. Mariannette Miller-Meeks is making her fourth bid for Iowa's 2nd Congressional District. The southeast Iowa seat was long-held by a Democrat, but President Donald Trump carried it in 2016. Now that the seat is open, it's considered a toss-up.
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Former state Sen. Rita Hart is hoping to win an open seat long considered safe for Democrats, but now rated a toss-up: Iowa's 2nd Congressional District. If the farmer and former teacher is leaning on her rural roots, in an effort to expand support beyond urban parts of southeast Iowa.
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Former State Sen. Rita Hart, D-Wheatland, and State Sen. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Ottumwa, faced off Thursday night in the final debate of the cycle in the race for the 2nd Congressional District, sparring over health care policy, but also finding agreement on the need for additional federal aid for the coronavirus recovery.
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River to River continues our series of interviews with congressional candidates with State Senator Mariannette Miller-Meeks, who is vying to replace retiring Congressman Dave Loebsack in Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District. She faces former State Senator Rita Hart.
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Candidates in Iowa's 2nd Congressional District faced off at a debate Thursday night in the fight for the open seat to represent southeast Iowa. Recent polling shows Democrats have a slight edge, but the race between Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Rita Hart remains close.
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River to River kicks off its series of interviews with congressional candidates with former state senator, Democrat Rita Hart. She's vying to replace retiring Congressman Dave Loebsack in Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District