P {margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;} *OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR*
*Governor Kim Reynolds *★ *Lt. Governor Chris Cournoyer*  
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, December 17, 2024
MEDIA CONTACT: Mason Mauro, (515) 745-2840, [email protected]
  *Gov. Reynolds meets with Secretary Pate, electors for official casting of ballots in 2024 General Election* DES MOINES – Gov. Reynolds met today with Secretary of State Paul Pate and Iowa’s six presidential electors who officially cast their votes for President and Vice President of the United States. The meeting of electors marks the state’s final step in closing a secure, accurate, and fair general election. These six electors today unanimously cast their votes for Donald J. Trump and JD Vance for President and Vice President. More than 1.6 million Iowans turned out for the 2024 General Election, and 55.73% of those ballots, or 927,019 total votes, were cast for Trump and Vance, enabling them to secure the vote of Iowa’s six electors. At today’s meeting of electors, the votes were recorded on a Certificate of Vote which will be sent to Congress to be counted as part of the official records of the 2024 presidential election. “Iowa prides itself on running safe, secure elections that give all our citizens a chance to exercise their right to vote and make their voices heard,” Governor Reynolds said. “I want to thank Secretary Pate’s team, local election officials, and our six electors for all they’ve done to make that possible once again.” “It was an honor to work alongside local election officials and poll workers this year to conduct a safe, secure, and fair election on behalf of Iowans,” said Secretary Pate. “I want to thank the six electors for fulfilling their constitutional duty today as we officially wrap up the 2024 general election.” Iowa’s six electors were nominated by their party. Each of the presidential candidates who qualified for Iowa’s ballot submitted their own respective slate of potential electors. The electors nominated to cast on behalf of the Republican party were:
* Merle Miller, First District
* Justin Wasson, Second District
* Jack Vanderflught, Third District
* Garrison Oppman, Fourth District
* Leanne Pellet, At-Large District
* Steve Scheffler, At-Large District
Governor Reynolds presided over the meeting and Secretary Pate distributed and collected the electors’ ballots. The role of presidential electors is outlined in Iowa Code and the U.S. Constitution. Iowa law requires electors to cast ballots for the candidates who received the most votes in the state.    # # #

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