Iowa House District 19 Heads to Recount on a 39-Vote Margin: Siegrist 5,157 to Larson 5,118, Recount Starts November 16
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa — Iowa House District 19 is the state only legislative race close enough for a recount this year. Unofficial results put Republican State Representative Brent Siegrist 39 votes ahead of Democratic challenger Ben Larson, 5,157 votes to 5,118, or 50.1 percent to 49.8 percent. Larson requested a recount.
Pottawattamie County Auditor Mary Ann Hanusa confirmed by telephone on November 10 that the recount will begin on Monday morning, November 16. With only eleven precincts to count, she expects to announce results the same day.
House District 19 will be Iowa first state legislative race recounted under a new procedure enacted in 2025. If Siegrist prevails, the Iowa House will have 56 Republicans and 44 Democrats when the legislature convenes in January, down from a 67 to 33 Republican majority in the 2026 session. This item reports the vote figures and the recount arrangements only.
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