“A Democratic congressional candidate who fell six votes short of winning an open Iowa seat formally contested her loss with the U.S. House on Tuesday, setting the state for a partisan showdown in Congress next month,” Politico reports.
Iowa Democrat Formally Challenges Defeat with House
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