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After a Thanksgiving-week recount, Renee Schulte has edged out State Rep. Art Staed in her bid to represent parts of Cedar Rapids in the Iowa House this January.
On a 2-1 vote, the Recount Board certified the results of the House District 37 race Saturday evening, counting 8,615 votes for Staed and 8,628 for Schulte.  That’s [...]

A recount of votes in Iowa Senate District 10 has given incumbent Democrat Jeff Danielson a 22-vote win over Republican challenger Walt Rogers.

The battle over state House District 1 between Democrat Wes Whitead and Republican Jeremy Taylor could drag on into January, according to a report by Radio Iowa’s O. Kay Henderson.
The General Assembly reconvenes on Jan. 13.
The recount is scheduled to start today, but there are obstacles that may slow down the process.

An incumbent state senator in district 10 who was behind in votes on election night is now six votes ahead, according to the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier.
Republican challenger Walt Rogers was declared the winner Tuesday over Democrat incumbent state Sen. Jeff Danielson by just 65 votes. But Black Hawk County Auditor Grant Veeder announced today that [...]

County canvasses on Monday and Tuesday changed few votes in two close Republican contests from last week’s primary.

Christopher Reed held both his lead in the U.S. Senate race over George Eichhhorn and, more importantly, his percentage above the required 35 percent.