Republican Miller-Meeks Wins Reelection After Recount in Close Iowa Congressional Race

WASHINGTON, DC – NOVEMBER 19: U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) arrives for a House Republican caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol on November 19, 2024 in Washington, DC. The House Republicans are working to come to an agreement on a government funding bill before the end of the year. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

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.