Democrats continued their winning streak in key special elections this year with another victory in a contested state Senate seat in Iowa. The party eyed the seat as a pickup opportunity to break up the Republican supermajority in the body and demonstrate further enthusiasm among the Democratic base in an offyear election.

Two favorites won primaries for a pair of Minnesota Senate seats heading for a special election in November. Republican Michael Holmstrom Jr. won with more than 73% of votes against Rachel Davis and Bradley Kurtz in the safely red Senate District 29,