A special election to fill former state Sen. Claire Celsi's seat could help Republicans regain the supermajority they lost in August. Democratic candidate Renee Hardman and Republican candidate Lucas Loftin are running for the vacant seat in Senate District 16.
Republican Wendy Larson and Democrat Rachel Burns both live in Odebolt. They are running to replace Mike Sexton, a Republican from Rockwell City, who resigned his seat in September to take a job with the Trump administration as director of U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development in Iowa.
Republican Wendy Larson defeated Democrat Rachel Burns to win a special election for Iowa House District 7 in northwest Iowa.
Sage's first television campaign ad will air on New Year's Eve during the Iowa Hawkeyes football team's appearance in the ReliaQuest Bowl.
As Republicans and Democrats look ahead to next year’s midterms, both parties are keeping an eye on a series of state and local special elections to close the year out. Democrats are seeking
Unofficial results show Republican Wendy Larson winning Iowa’s House District 7 special election by more than 1,600 votes, filling the seat vacated by Mike Sexton.