Despite Iowa state certifying Republican Miller-Meeks as the victor of the Iowa district house race by a razor thin margin of 6 votes, Democrat Rita Hart has refused to concede and will instead seek an examination from the U.S. House Administration Committee.
Hart tweeted Wednesday morning “we all watched #IA02 close from 47 votes to 6, but there are still ballots that haven’t been counted. The only way to ensure all Iowans’ votes are counted is a full examination of this election by the U.S. House that will consider every ballot cast.”
We all watched #IA02 close from 47 votes to 6, but there are still ballots that haven't been counted. The only way to ensure all Iowans' votes are counted is a full examination of this election by the U.S. House that will consider every ballot cast. pic.twitter.com/NVksSnT6gd
— Rita Hart (@RitaHartIA) December 2, 2020
Republican Marianette Miller-Meeks fired back “Rita Hart has chosen a political process controlled by Nancy Pelosi over a legal process controlled by Iowa judges.”
She added “all Iowans should be outraged by this decision.”
Rita Hart has chosen a political process controlled by Nancy Pelosi over a legal process controlled by Iowa judges.
All Iowans should be outraged by this decision. #ia02 pic.twitter.com/pdz44kz180
— Dr. Miller-Meeks (@millermeeks) December 2, 2020
Dave Wasserman of the Cook Report does not believe Rita Hart’s challenge will succeed.
He reacted to the news by tweeting “I’ve seen enough: with Iowa’s certification and Rita Hart (D)’s decision to bypass IA’s courts to take her #IA02 challenge to the House Administration Ctte., we’re provisionally listing Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R) as the winner by six votes, 196,964 to 196,958.”
He added in a separate tweet “Imo, it’s going to be tough for Rita Hart (D) to make the case the House should deny/delay seating Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R) – the certified six-vote winner in #IA02 – at a time Dems are seeking to drive home the sanctity of states’ certification processes elsewhere.”
I've seen enough: with Iowa's certification and Rita Hart (D)'s decision to bypass IA's courts to take her #IA02 challenge to the House Administration Ctte., we're provisionally listing Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R) as the winner by six votes, 196,964 to 196,958. pic.twitter.com/yK2GGW5ykG
— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) December 2, 2020
Imo, it's going to be tough for Rita Hart (D) to make the case the House should deny/delay seating Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R) – the certified six-vote winner in #IA02 – at a time Dems are seeking to drive home the sanctity of states' certification processes elsewhere. pic.twitter.com/XWweQFGZ46
— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) December 2, 2020