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

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,

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

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

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,

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

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

Iowa special election Tuesday pits Democrat Renee Hardman against Republican Lucas Loftin for Senate District 16, with Republicans seeking supermajority control.

Voters in a Democratic-leaning West Des Moines-area district will pick a new state senator Tuesday in a special election that could allow Iowa Republicans to regain a supermajority in the chamber.

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.