It is official.  Mariannette Miller-Meeks has been elected to Congress in Iowa’s 2^nd District.  Votes from the November 3 general election were officially certified Monday (11/30) by the State Board of Canvass and Republican Miller-Meeks defeated Democrat Rita Hart by just six votes.  The final margin was 196,964 for Miller-Meeks, and 196,958 votes for Hart.  Hart had asked for a recount after Miller-Meeks was ahead after the original ballot count by 282 votes.  Miller-Meeks will succeed Democrat Dave Loebsack in Congress after Loebsack chose not to run for re-election.