Iowa Rep. Randy Feenstra raises record $4.3 million for governor race in just seven months, setting new GOP fundraising milestone in off-election year.

Following the November 2024 general election, Republicans expanded their majority to 67 out of 100 seats, which meets the two-thirds threshold required for a supermajority. Democrats hold 33 seats.

Renee Hardman won over Lucas Loftin in a special election to retain the District 16 Senate seat for Democrats after Claire Celsi's death.

Iowa Democrats need to hold a State Senate seat in suburban Des Moines in order to prevent Republicans from regaining a supermajority. This seat, which leans Democratic, became vacant after the death of Senator Claire Celsi, a Democrat. Read more

Voters in Iowa will head to the polls Tuesday to pick a new state senator in a special election that could allow Republicans to regain a supermajority in the upper chamber. The GOP held a

By holding a left-leaning seat in suburban Des Moines, Democrats ensured that Republicans would not have a supermajority in the State Senate.

Six special elections in 2025 slightly altered the 91st General Assembly with flipped seats and historic firsts. The election of Renee Hardman is the latest. The Iowa State

Iowa Democrats have held onto a critical state Senate seat in a special election Tuesday. Democrat Renee Hardman and Republican Lucas Loftin are vying for the seat in the Des Moines-area 16th

Democrat Renee Hardman and Republican Lucas Loftin seek the District 16 Senate seat, representing parts of West Des Moines, Clive and Windsor Heights.

Renee Hardman (D) and Lucas Loftin (R) are running for the seat left vacant when Sen. Claire Celsi died in October.

Democrat Renee Hardman beat Republican Lucas Loftin by more than 40 percentage points in a special election Tuesday night. Hardman's win makes her the state's first Black female state senator.

Democratic candidate Renee Hardman won the Iowa Senate special election on Tuesday, preventing Republicans from regaining two-thirds control of the state’s upper chamber. Hardman defeated Republican candidate Lucas Loftin by nearly 45 percentage points,