Incumbent Iowa Republican says Dem House opponent 'wasting taxpayer money' with recount

An incumbent Iowa Republican seeking re-election to the House has accused her Democratic hostile of "wasting payer money" by pursuing a recount of their adjacent contest.

The Associated Press has not yet called the contention successful Iowa's 1st Congressional District, wherever Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, leads Democratic challenger Christina Bohannan by conscionable 801 votes. Bohannan requested a recount past week.

"Four counties successful IA-01 person completed their recounts and I’ve gained 2 votes. Once again Christina Bohannan and the Dems are wasting payer money," Miller-Meeks posted connected X Thursday. She has antecedently declared triumph and her run is assured successful her lead. 

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Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, leaves the U.S. Capitol aft the past votes of the week connected Thursday, May 25, 2023.  (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Congressional predetermination observers from the House Committee connected Administration were deployed to Iowa to show the uncalled contention this week.

Bohannan's run said successful a connection past week that they privation to guarantee "every elector is heard" and pledged to "accept the results careless of outcome." 

Republicans person already clinched a razor-thin House majority, but a GOP triumph successful Iowa would let the factious league immoderate country for dissent without log jamming President-elect Trump's docket successful the adjacent Congress.

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FILE - Democratic nominee for Iowa's 1st legislature territory Christina Bohannan waves to supporters during an predetermination nighttime ticker enactment astatine Big Grove Brewery successful Iowa City, Iowa, Nov. 5, 2024.  (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette via AP File)

Republican incumbents held onto Iowa’s 3 different legislature seats, including the competitory 3rd District wherever Zach Nunn fended disconnected a situation from Democrat Lanon Baccam.

Republican incumbents Ashley Hinson successful the 2nd District and Randy Feenstra successful the 4th District won decisively. Hinson defeated Democrat Sarah Corkery. Feenstra defeated Democrat Ryan Melton.

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So far, Republicans person claimed 219 seats successful the House of Representatives portion Democrats person held connected to 213. 

There are inactive 2 uncalled races successful California's 13th and 45th Congressional Districts, wherever Republican incumbents are defending their seats by highly adjacent margins. 

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The contention successful Iowa's 1st Congressional District is simply a rematch. Miller-Meeks antecedently defeated Bohannan by a overmuch larger borderline of 7 percent points successful 2022. 

Miller-Meeks earned a archetypal word successful Congress representing Iowa’s 2nd District erstwhile she defeated Democrat Rita Hart by conscionable six votes successful 2020.

Fox News Digital's Danielle Wallace and the Associated Press contributed to this report.