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

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

In a key year-end special election, West Des Moines Council member Renee Hardman won a state Senate seat by a commanding ...

Republicans needed a win to regain two‑thirds supermajority, but with 33 seats they fell one short, leaving them dependent on ...

[DES MOINES, Iowa] — Iowa Democrats are celebrating a significant victory in a state Senate special election. Renee Hardman, ...

Sen.-elect Renee Hardman is preparing to take office after a historic win, outlining her priorities and reflecting on the ...

A special election is underway today to fill the Iowa State Senate seat left vacant by the late Sen. Claire Celsi, who passed ...

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

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

Hardman, a member of the West Des Moines City Council, won the left-leaning suburban seat, which was left vacant in October ...

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