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'''Joni Ernst''' is a Republican U.S. senator from Iowa who was elected in 2014.  She was chosen to give the rebuttal to the president's State of the Union address in 2015.

'''Joni Ernst''' is a Republican U.S. senator from Iowa who was elected in 2014.  She was chosen to give the rebuttal to the president's State of the Union address in 2015.

Ernst received 52% of the vote in November, while her Democratic opponent received only 44%<ref>Pate, Paul D. [Iowa Secretary of State] (December 29, 2014).  [http://electionresults.sos.iowa.gov/Views/TabularData.aspx?TabView=StateRaces^Federal%20/%20Statewide%20Races^84&ElectionID=84 "November 4, 2014 general election"].  Iowa Secretary of State website.  Retrieved on January 15, 2015.</ref>

Ernst received 52% of the vote in November, while her Democratic opponent received only 44%.  In her victory, she swept 85 of Iowa's 99 counties.<ref>Pate, Paul D. [Iowa Secretary of State] (December 29, 2014).  [http://electionresults.sos.iowa.gov/Views/TabularData.aspx?TabView=StateRaces^Federal%20/%20Statewide%20Races^84&ElectionID=84 "November 4, 2014 general election"].  Iowa Secretary of State website.  Retrieved on January 15, 2015.</ref>

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