Elizabeth Meyer

Democrat Rita Hart on Friday morning pulled ahead of Republican state Sen. Mariannette Miller-Meeks in Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District, according to updated unofficial results from the Iowa Secretary of State’s office. On election night, only 282 votes separated the candidates, with Miller-Meeks leading Hart 196,769 votes to 196,487. By Friday morning, Hart had taken the…

Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer’s historic tenure in the U.S. House of Representatives came to an abrupt end as Iowans in the 1st District supported state Rep. Ashley Hinson, her Republican challenger. The Associated Press called the race at 9:37 a.m. Wednesday for Hinson. With 100% of precincts reporting, Hinson leads Finkenauer 51.3% to 48.7%, according to unofficial…

Less than 300 votes separate Democrat Rita Hart and Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks in the 2nd Congressional District, ensuring a longer wait to find out the partisan makeup of Iowa’s federal delegation. As of 12:50 a.m. Wednesday, Miller-Meeks leads Hart 196,769 votes to 196,487, with 100% of precincts reporting, according to unofficial election results. “Ballots are…

With the announcement of Congresswoman Cindy Axne’s victory, Iowa will send a majority-female delegation to Congress next year for the first time in state history. Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst was reelected, and state Rep. Ashley Hinson appears poised to win Iowa’s 1st Congressional District. The results in the 2nd District are not clear yet, but…

Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst secured a second term on Tuesday night after a long-fought race against Theresa Greenfield that kept people guessing which way this swing state would break. The Associated Press called the race at 11:37 p.m. for Ernst. The senator leads Greenfield 51.9% to 45.1%. Ernst, the outsider candidate in 2014 who rode a…

Congresswoman Cindy Axne narrowly kept Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District blue today with a win — for the second time in a row — over Republican candidate David Young. With 100% of precincts reporting, Axne leads Young 49% to 47.6%, according to unofficial election results. “I am grateful that the voters of central and southwest Iowa…

Iowa’s 4th Congressional District will stay with Republicans for at least another two years, albeit with a different representative for the first time in 18 years. The Associated Press called the race at 11:19 p.m. for state Sen. Randy Feenstra of Hull. Feenstra leads Democrat J.D. Scholten 62% to 38%, according to unofficial election results.…

Iowa’s 4th Congressional District will stay with Republicans for at least another two years, albeit with a different representative for the first time in 18 years. The Associated Press called the race at 11:19 p.m. for state Sen. Randy Feenstra of Hull. Feenstra leads Democrat J.D. Scholten 62% to 38%, according to unofficial election results.…

The mood was joyous Saturday night in Muscatine when word spread the new Des Moines Register Iowa Poll showed Republican candidates leading in nearly every federal race. Sen. Joni Ernst’s campaign RV was en route from Davenport to Muscatine when the poll’s Senate results dropped at 6 p.m., showing Ernst leading Theresa Greenfield 46% to…