The closest U.S. House contest in the country is in Iowa — the second congressional district race between Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Democrat Rita Hart

A group of volunteers worked for eight hours Monday, counting every ballot from a precinct in Mingo, to confirm results after a clerical error a week ago gave one candidate too many votes. Secretary of State Paul Pate says he ordered yesterday’s audit to remove any doubt about the results.

Early last Wednesday, Miller-Meeks was leading Hart in the preliminary tally posted on the Secretary of State’s website. After the Jasper County adjustment last Friday, Hart then was shown in the lead. Overnight, the gap has narrowed and flipped again, with Miller-Meeks ahead by a few dozen votes.