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Republicans Lose Iowa Election in District Trump Won by 21 Points
Dems find some hope in elections in Iowa and Minnesota
On Tuesday, Iowa Democrats notched an upset victory in a state Senate district that Donald Trump won by more than 20 points, and Minnesota Democrats retook their Senate majority in the statehouse. Meanwhile,
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Democrats flip Iowa state Senate seat
Iowa Democrats scored an upset in a state Senate special election on Tuesday, months after being wiped out in the Hawkeye State in the presidential contest. Democrat Mike Zimmer narrowly defeated Republican Katie Whittington,
Democrat Mike Zimmer is the newest Iowa senator, flipping the Senate District 35 seat in Tuesday’s special election. Zimmer won with 52% of the vote to Republican Katie Whittington’s 48%, according to unofficial results published by the Iowa Secretary of State.
Democrat Mike Zimmer has defeated Republican Kate Whittington in the special election for Senate District 35, which was vacated by Chris Cournoyer.
A Democratic candidate has won the state senate seat previously held by Republican Chris Cournoyer, who resigned in December to serve as lieutenant governor. State Senate District 35 covers all of Clinton County and parts of Jackson and Scott Counties.
Democrat Mike Zimmer beat out Republican Kate Whittington in a special election to fill newly appointed Lt. Gov. Chris Cournoyer's state senate seat.
The legislation, House Study Bill 37, would require a person’s citizenship status to be listed on the back of their driver’s license or non-operator identification card.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds appointed Chris Cournoyer to serve as lieutenant governor. Cournoyer represented Senate District 35 and has since resigned from that role.
Unofficial results as of 9:40 p.m. with all counties and precincts reporting, show Zimmer leading with 4,812, or 51.72%, to Whittington's 4,473 votes, or 48.08%.
Republicans still have large legislative majorities in Iowa, but a Democrat’s apparent win in a solidly conservative area buoyed that party at a moment of uncertainty.
As one news account summarized, “For a moribund party, Democrats in the span of 24 hours are showing some signs of life.”
Your Local Election Headquarters is tracking Iowa’s special election for the seat in the State Senate vacated by Lieutenant Governor Chris Cournoyer. Democrat Mike Zimmer, president of the Central DeWitt Community School District School Board,
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