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| − | Following Loebsack's announcement in April 2019 that he would retire rather than seek re-election,<ref>[https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/12/dave-loebsack-retire-2020-1273465 Democratic Rep. Dave Loebsack to retire in 2020]</ref> Hart declared a month later her bid for the seat, and received the representative's endorsement.{{fact}} She won the Democrat primary uncontested and faced Republican state senator [[Mariannette Miller-Meeks]] in the general election.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/06/02/us/elections/results-iowa-house-district-2-primary-election.html Iowa Primary Election Results: Second Congressional District]</ref> The second congressional district has in the past been more favorable to the [[Democratic Party]], though Trump managed to carry it in [[2016 U.S. presidential election | + | Following Loebsack's announcement in April 2019 that he would retire rather than seek re-election,<ref>[https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/12/dave-loebsack-retire-2020-1273465 Democratic Rep. Dave Loebsack to retire in 2020]</ref> Hart declared a month later her bid for the seat, and received the representative's endorsement.{{fact}} She won the Democrat primary uncontested and faced Republican state senator [[Mariannette Miller-Meeks]] in the general election.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/06/02/us/elections/results-iowa-house-district-2-primary-election.html Iowa Primary Election Results: Second Congressional District]</ref> The second congressional district has in the past been more favorable to the [[Democratic Party]], though Trump managed to carry it in the [[2016 U.S. presidential election]] by four percentage points<ref>[https://cookpolitical.com/introducing-2017-cook-political-report-partisan-voter-index Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index]</ref> and again in [[2020 U.S. presidential election|2020]] by the same margin.<ref>[https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/11/19/1163009/-Daily-Kos-Elections-presidential-results-by-congressional-district-for-2020-2016-and-2012 Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020, 2016, and 2012]</ref> |
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Revision as of 00:09, December 23, 2020
Rita Hart (born May 5, 1956) is a former state senator from Iowa's 49th district. A liberal Democrat, she ran for United States House of Representatives in the 2020 elections following the announced retirement of seven-term left-wing congressman Dave Loebsack. After at least one recount which she pushed for,[1] it was announced that she lost to Republican opponent Mariannette Miller-Meeks by merely six votes, and currently is attempting to steal the race.
2020 U.S. House election in Iowa's 2nd district
Following Loebsack's announcement in April 2019 that he would retire rather than seek re-election,[2] Hart declared a month later her bid for the seat, and received the representative's endorsement.[Citation Needed] She won the Democrat primary uncontested and faced Republican state senator Mariannette Miller-Meeks in the general election.[3] The second congressional district has in the past been more favorable to the Democratic Party, though Trump managed to carry it in the 2016 U.S. presidential election by four percentage points[4] and again in 2020 by the same margin.[5]
References
- ↑ Iowa House candidate to file for recount
- ↑ Democratic Rep. Dave Loebsack to retire in 2020
- ↑ Iowa Primary Election Results: Second Congressional District
- ↑ Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index
- ↑ Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020, 2016, and 2012