It is official. Mariannette Miller-Meeks has been elected to Congress in Iowa’s 2nd 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.