Following the November 2024 general election, Republicans expanded their majority to 67 out of 100 seats, which meets the two ...

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

Iowa Democrats need to hold a State Senate seat in suburban Des Moines in order to prevent Republicans from regaining a ...

Hardman bested Republican Lucas Loftin to win the seat representing parts of Des Moines’ suburbs. It became vacant after the ...

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

This week we look at issues Iowa Senate Democrats look to tackle during the 2026 legislative session. Next week we'll do the ...

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

Democrats are fighting to preserve their final point of leverage in Iowa’s Senate on Tuesday, as Republicans stand one win ...

Iowa Democrats have held onto a critical state Senate seat in a special election Tuesday. Democrat Renee Hardman and ...

Voters in a Democratic-leaning West Des Moines-area district will pick a new state senator Tuesday in a special election that ...

Democrat Renee Hardman beat Republican Lucas Loftin by more than 40 percentage points in a special election Tuesday night.

Voters in a Democratic-leaning West Des Moines-area district will pick a new state senator Tuesday in a special election that ...