The second recount in a close Iowa House race found the Republican candidate won by 11 votes, flipping the result from an initial recount that showed a Democrat leading.
But the result doesn’t come without controversy.
Republican Luana Stoltenberg won election to House District 81, getting 5,073 votes to 5,062 to Democrat Craig Cooper, according to the most recent recount approved by a three-member board. …
Cooper conceded to Stoltenberg on Wednesday. He thanked his supporters and accepted the second recount results but expressed concern about the recounting process.
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