Veronica Tessler

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Veronica Tessler

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Democratic Party

Veronica Tessler (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Iowa's 2nd Congressional District. Tessler did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on June 2, 2020.

Elections

2020

See also: Iowa's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020

Iowa's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020 (June 2 Republican primary)

Iowa's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020 (June 2 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Iowa District 2

Mariannette Miller-Meeks defeated Rita Hart in the general election for U.S. House Iowa District 2 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R)	49.9	196,964
		Rita Hart (D)	49.9	196,958
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	703

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 394,625
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Iowa District 2

Rita Hart advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Iowa District 2 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rita Hart	99.6	67,039
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	271

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 67,310
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Newman Abuissa (D)
• Joseph Kane Baker (D)
• Veronica Tessler (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Iowa District 2

Mariannette Miller-Meeks defeated Robert T. Schilling, Steven Everly, Ricky Lee Phillips, and Tim Borchardt in the Republican primary for U.S. House Iowa District 2 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mariannette Miller-Meeks	47.6	23,052
		Robert T. Schilling	36.3	17,582
	Submit photo	Steven Everly	5.8	2,806
	Submit photo	Ricky Lee Phillips	5.0	2,444
	Submit photo	Tim Borchardt	4.9	2,370
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	161

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 48,415
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Mathew Hepker (R)
• Thomas Kedley (R)

Campaign themes

2020

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See also

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Footnotes

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Iowa's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Joni Ernst (R)

Chuck Grassley (R)

Representatives

District 1

Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R)

District 2

Ashley Hinson (R)

District 3

Zach Nunn (R)

District 4

Randy Feenstra (R)

Republican Party (6)