US EditionRepublicans try to flip an Iowa Senate seat and reclaim a supermajority in year-end special election
Republicans currently hold 33 seats, one short of the 34 needed for veto override and other powers in the Iowa Senate, officials said.
- Voters in a Democratic-leaning district will elect a new state senator in a special election that could allow Iowa Republicans to regain a supermajority in the chamber.
- Democrat Renee Hardman and Republican Lucas Loftin are the nominees to replace three-term Democratic state Sen. Claire Celsi, who died.
- A two-thirds supermajority is required in Iowa to override a governor's veto, call special sessions, authorize payments, and confirm some appointees.
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Dem's stunning upset in red state should have Trump 'very worried': analyst
Republicans got another flashing warning sign on Tuesday night as Democrats notched another stunning electoral upset in a red state amid plummeting approval ratings for President Donald Trump.Renee Hardman scored a massive 71.5 percent of the vote in the race for Iowa state Senate — a jaw-dropping 2...
Washington Examiner
High-stakes Iowa special election could tip Senate balance
Democrats are fighting to preserve their final point of leverage in Iowa’s Senate on Tuesday, as Republicans stand one win away from a supermajority and near-total control of the chamber. Renee Hardman (D-IA) and Lucas Loftin (R-IA) are set to compete in a special election for Iowa Senate District 16, a seat left vacant after Democratic Sen. Claire Celsi died in October following undisclosed medical complications. First elected in 2019, Celsi ha…
I'm not really sure what's going on in Iowa.
Earlier today I read a story on yahoo which linked somewhere. Basically it talked about how the GOP could regain the supermajority in the Iowa Senate tonight with a special election taking place for a vacancy previously held by a Democrat. So the story...
Republicans Seek to Reclaim State Senate Supermajority in Iowa Special Election
Voters in Iowa State Senate District 16 go to the polls Tuesday for a special election that has major political stakes, with a Republican supermajority in the state’s upper chamber on the line. The election will be held to replace state Sen. Claire Celsi, a Democrat, who died in October. Her district covers parts of Clive, West Des Moines, and Windsor Heights, Iowa. Democrat Renee Hardman and Republican Lucas Loftin of Clive are running for the …
What to know about Iowa’s state Senate special election
Voters in Iowa will head to the polls on Tuesday for a new state senator in a special election that could allow Republicans to regain a supermajority in the upper chamber. The GOP held a supermajority in the 50-member state Senate until Democrats broke it in an August special election, adding to Democratic optimism ahead of the midterms. …
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