The whirlwind journey of democratic congressional hopeful Theresa Greenfield has officially come to an end, and she will not be placed on the ballot for the upcoming primary election.

Greenfield, who had been campaigning for the democratic nomination for Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District, learned Wednesday that her appeal to be placed on the ballot had been declined by the Secretary of State’s Office and the Attorney General. She had turned in her nomination petition well ahead of the March 16th deadline, but was informed by her campaign manager that he had forged several signatures on the petition. Not wanting to be on the ballot dishonestly, Greenfield spent a 24-hour period desperately seeking 1,800 signatures.

However, she came up with only 1,500 and was left off the ballot. She then sought other avenues of getting her name in the ring, including appealing to the 3rd District Democratic Central Committee. On Monday, the committee recommended Greenfield be added to the primary, but she still had to get approval from a state panel. The panel ruled it lacked jurisdiction on the matter and placed the decision in the hands of the Secretary of State. After conferring with the Attorney General’s Office, it was recommended they decline putting Greenfield on the ballot.

Greenfield could have challenged the decision, but decided instead to concede her candidacy. She said in a statement she didn’t regret doing the honest thing, and expressed her thanks to all who supported her campaign.