J. Ann Selzer’s once-respected poll showed that Kamala Harris was leading in Iowa — only for Trump to win the state by more than 13 percentage points on Election Day.

Ann Selzer, the pollster behind the Des Moines Register’s respected Iowa Poll, has announced her retirement just weeks after the survey incorrectly showed Vice President Kamala Harris with a 3 percentage point lead over Donald Trump in Iowa.

Vaunted political pollster Ann Selzer whose massively hyped poll predicting that Kamala Harris would win Iowa is retiring.

The Democrat looking to unseat an incumbent Republican in a close Iowa congressional race has asked for a recount.

Would I have liked to make this announcement after a final poll aligned with Election Day results? Of course,’ she says.

Wednesday's certification votes cap off the 2024 election process and set the stage for candidates who wish to request recounts to do so by Nov. 18.

FairVote, a nonpartisan advocacy group that promotes voting reform, found that it's extremely rare for a recount to reverse the outcome of a race.

House Republicans on Wednesday made leadership selections and elected Indiana Rep. Erin Houchin as House Republican Conference secretary, a post Miller-Meeks also was seeking. Houchin was previously in the running for conference chair but withdrew and ultimately defeated Miller-Meeks and Missouri Rep. Mark Alford for secretary.

Iowa candidates have until Nov. 18 to request a recount in their race. Here's who is asking for a recount and how the process works.

Top pollster J. Ann Selzer will retire from the Des Moines Register’s famed Iowa Poll and the survey will “evolve” after it failed to accurately capture former President Donald Trump’s strong support in the 2024 election.

"My integrity means a lot to me," she explains. "To those who have questioned it, there are likely no words to dissuade"