Iowa Democrat Drops Election Challenge Over House Race, Giving GOP Another 2020 Victory

Rita Hart answers a question during a debate in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Oct. 8, 2020. Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette via AP

Iowa Democrat Rita Hart has dropped her election challenge to Republican Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks’s 2020 victory in Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District.

Hart on March 31 withdrew her challenge to her state-certified, six-vote loss with the House Administration Committee. A number of Democratic lawmakers in recent days said House leaders shouldn’t attempt to overturn the election results.