Renee Hardman wins Iowa State Senate Seat

[Norbert]

No more threat of a GOP Supermajority.

https://www.wlwt.com/article/renee-hardman-iowa-senate-win/69891062?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot&fbclid=IwY2xjawPBlRpleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeDEHSo8JDN8hJz83ukuQEgJPX4nMSF-kcWxCZnHxgAmDd7mog8oEsPzhTzSQ_aem_NXJ3PHOmOwqrMiy1XbdFug

[tanyev]

1. The special election they scheduled during the effing holidays????

Well, well, well.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. K&R ....n/t

[littlemissmartypants]

3. Well done.

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5666914-democrat-rene-hardman-wins/

[LoisB]

4. Good.

[Celerity]

5. Non geo-blocked link:

Democrats retain Iowa Senate seat in West Des Moines after special election

Republicans will not have supermajority in upcoming session

https://iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/12/30/democrats-retain-west-des-moines-iowa-senate-seat-following-special-election/

Renee Hardman, a West Des Moines council member and president and CEO of Lutheran Services in Iowa, won a special election Tuesday for Iowa Senate District 16, according to unofficial results.

Hardman’s win means Democrats retain the seat, formerly held by the late Sen. Claire Celsi, and they have stopped Republicans from potentially regaining a supermajority in the Senate. “Our community made their voices heard tonight,” Hardman said. “You braved the weather, you ignored the noise and the nonsense … I am ready to work as your next senator.”

Hardman ran against Republican Lucas Loftin, who works for the forestry and environmental service company, Wright Service Corporation. Loftin and his wife are active in the homeschooling community.

Unofficial results posted by the Iowa Secretary of State’s Office showed Hardman with 71.5% of the vote to 28.5% for Loftin with all precincts reporting.

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[Ellipsis]

6. Sweet. She garnered 71.4% of the vote.

Her predecessor won in 22 52%to 48%.

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

7. Excellent

[Norbert]

8. Precursor to 2026?

One Senate Seat with no incumbents because Ernst is not running. She won this seat by 6.5% in 2020.

Iowa has four seats in the lower house. In 2024, the GOP swept all four seats, but of the four, one seat was won by 4% and another seat by less than 1%.

If the 2025 trends continue in the new year, I like the odds of flipping two of the House seats and flipping the Senate seat is not out of the question either.

Please Dems, continue to overperform.

[dalton99a]

9. Kick