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Steve King re-elected, despite backlash after Pittsburgh synagogue shooting

By Naomi Lim
Published November 7, 2018 6:23am ET
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Steve King re-elected, despite backlash after Pittsburgh synagogue shooting
Representative Steve King, a Republican from Iowa, speaks during the Faith and Freedom Coalition's "Road to Majority" legislative luncheon in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, June 13, 2015. The annual Faith & Freedom Coalition Policy Conference gives top-tier presidential contenders as well as long shots a chance to compete for the large evangelical Christian base in the crowded Republican primary contest. | (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, will return to Congress, despite coming under fire after the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting for his ties to white nationalists and those with anti-Semitic tendencies.

The Associated Press called the race for King Tuesday night, when he was ahead of Democratic opponent J.D. Scholten with 50.3 percent of the vote and 93 percent of precincts reporting.

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