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

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,

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

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

Democrat Renee Hardman won a special election for state Senate in Iowa on Tuesday, according to Decision Desk HQ, preventing Republicans from regaining a supermajority in the chamber. Hardman, the

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

Hardman had faced Republican Lucas Loftin for the seat left vacant after the Oct. 6 death of state Sen. Claire Celsi, a Democrat.

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,