GOP Miller expected to win Iowa house by 6 votes after recount.
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https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mariannette-miller-meeks-election-congress-house-racesGOP Iowa congressional challenger Miller-Meeks expected to win by 6 votes after recount
State board expected to certify results Monday
By Evie Fordham | Fox News
Iowa congressional race comes down to 40 votes
Republican congressional candidate Mariannette Miller-Meeks leads Democrat Tina Hart by a mere six votes after a recount in Iowa's 2nd District.
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A state canvassing board is expected to meet Monday, the legal deadline, to certify the results of the race in which more than 394,400 votes were cast.
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Miller-Meeks acknowledged in a statement that the race was “extraordinarily close," but said she was proud of the outcome and looked forward to being certified as the winner.
Voters wearing protective masks cast ballots at a polling location for the 2020 Presidential election in Ankeny, Iowa, Nov. 3, 2020. Photographer: Rachel Mummey/Bloomberg via Getty Images
"While the race is extraordinarily close, I am proud to have won this contest and look forward to being certified as the winner by the state's Executive Council on Monday," Miller-Meeks said in a statement on Saturday. "It is the honor of a lifetime to be elected to serve the people of eastern and southern Iowa."
Congratulations poured in for Miller-Meeks, who is expected to join the ranks of nearly 20 other GOP women newly elected to the House of Representatives, something that's giving the party cause for celebration.
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"Congratulations to my friend, and the first woman to represent Iowa’s 2nd District, [Mariannette Miller-Meeks]! Looking forward to serving alongside you in Congress representing our Great State of Iowa," Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, wrote on Twitter on Saturday.
"Congratulations! @millermeeks," Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, wrote on Twitter. "More good
