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Iowa Election Results: Second Congressional District

Iowa Election Results: Second Congressional District

Democrats were hoping to hang on to the seat being vacated by Representative David Loebsack, who is retiring, with Rita Hart, a former state senator and the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor in 2018. But Republicans are pinning their hopes on Mariannette Miller-Meeks, a state senator and ophthalmologist.

Updated Dec. 5, 2020
100% reported
Candidate Party Votes Pct.
Miller-Meeks Mariannette Miller-Meeks Winner Winner Republican Rep. 196,964 50.00%
Hart Rita Hart Democrat Dem. 196,958 50.00%
Total reported Total reported 393,922

Vote reporting is effectively complete in Iowa.

HartDem.
Miller-MeeksRep.
393,922 votes reported

Results by county

County Margin Est. votes reported Total votes Absentee
Scott Hart +6
100%
89,608 61,820
Johnson Hart +40
100%
80,230 58,262
Clinton Hart +9
100%
23,942 15,517
Muscatine Miller-Meeks +3
100%
20,010 11,700
Jasper Miller-Meeks +16
100%
19,280 10,359
Des Moines Miller-Meeks +2.0
100%
18,909 12,157
Marion Miller-Meeks +33
100%
18,270 9,659
Lee Miller-Meeks +14
100%
16,114 9,525
Wapello Miller-Meeks +18
100%
14,933 8,140
Washington Miller-Meeks +18
100%
11,283 6,787
Mahaska Miller-Meeks +42
100%
10,651 6,363
Cedar Miller-Meeks +9
100%
10,163 5,688
Henry Miller-Meeks +24
100%
9,464 6,058
Jefferson Hart +1.7
100%
8,600 5,923
Appanoose Miller-Meeks +35
100%
6,030 2,982
Louisa Miller-Meeks +25
100%
5,086 2,652
Keokuk Miller-Meeks +38
100%
5,032 2,230
Clarke Miller-Meeks +25
100%
4,351 2,372
Lucas Miller-Meeks +38
100%
4,189 2,315
Davis Miller-Meeks +42
100%
3,924 2,090
Monroe Miller-Meeks +37
100%
3,815 2,118
Van Buren Miller-Meeks +49
100%
3,700 1,457
Decatur Miller-Meeks +32
100%
3,562 1,585
Wayne Miller-Meeks +48
100%
2,776 1,417
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Absentee votes by candidate

Some states and counties will report candidate vote totals for mail-in ballots, but some places may not report comprehensive vote type data.

Candidate Absentee/early votesVotes Pct.
Hart 150,962 60.6%
Miller-Meeks 98,214 39.4%
Total reported 249,176

100% of counties (24 of 24) have reported absentee votes. Data for absentee votes may not be available in some places.

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