Articles Tagged: Mariannette Miller-Meeks

Democrat Christina Bohannan said she will ask for a recount in the tight race in Southeastern Iowa's 1st Congressional District against Republican U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks.

Board: She can claim Davenport residency while getting tax credit in Ottumwa.

This week on the podcast, political journalists across Iowa debrief the 2024 Election.

Eastern Iowa Republican incumbent Mariannette Miller-Meeks extended her narrow lead by roughly 400 votes in an unsettled U.S. House race that was still too close to call Wednesday afternoon. The two-term incumbent declared victory, but said she expects a recount, which would be the second time in three elections that her narrow victory went through a recount.

As of early Wednesday, and with 19 of the 20 counties in Iowa’s 1st District reporting, Republican U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks led Democratic challenger Christina Bohannan by a mere 413 votes out of more than 407,000 cast.

The two candidates running for southeast Iowa’s closely contested U.S. House seat took a break Friday from their respective parties’ messaging on abortion rights and immigration to focus on farm policy and economic issues, as they work to turn out and sway undecided voters just four days out from Tuesday’s general election.

University of Iowa General Counsel and Vice President for Legal Affairs James Jorgenson sent the Democrat’s campaign a letter Friday requesting it cease and desist from further use of the UI’s protected marks.

Also in the Campaign Almanac: Hinson and Bohannan air new TV ads in congressional races

Newly-minted Republican Tulsi Gabbard encouraged disenchanted Democrats to support the GOP ticket while campaigning in Davenport for U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks on Friday.

Political journalists across the state recap this week in Iowa politics.

Also in the Campaign Almanac: Police leaders endorse Christina Bohannan in Iowa’s 1st District.

An attorney for Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks’ campaign has urged the University of Iowa to take action over an apparent trademark infringement by Democratic challenger Christina Bohannan.

The Republican incumbent Miller-Meeks and Democratic challenger Bohannan debated on Iowa PBS ahead of the election in one of the nation’s most competitive Congressional districts

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson and U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar were in Iowa this weekend to campaign for candidates in Iowa’s 1st and 3rd Congressional districts.

Plus, Ashley Hinson and Sarah Corkery debate