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Miller-Meeks wins GOP bid in Iowa 2nd District
(AP) - Republicans in Iowa's 2nd Congressional District have nominated Mariannette Miller-Meeks to face Democratic incumbent Dave Loebsack.
Miller-Meeks won a four-way race, finishing far ahead of businessmen Steve Rathje, Rob Gettemy and Christopher Reed.
It was the second time ophthalmologist Miller-Meeks had sought the 2nd District seat. She lost to Loebsack in 2008.
Reed and Rathje both sought the nomination for U.S. Senate that year. Reed won that race but lost to Democratic Sen. Tom Harkin.
This was Gettemy's first run for office.
Mariannette Miller-Meeks reacts to the incoming votes as she leads the race for the Republican nomination for the U.S. House in Iowa's second district during a gathering at the Clarion Hotel in southwest Cedar Rapids during primary election night on Tuesday, June 8, 2010. (Julie Koehn/The Gazette)
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