The Iowa State Capitol building is seen on Oct. 9, 2019 in Des Moines, Iowa. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Renee Hardman, the Democratic candidate, will face off against Republican Lucas Loftin in a race for Iowa Senate District 16 to fill the seat of the late Sen. Claire Celsi, who died of undisclosed medical complications in October.
Celsi, a Democrat, had held a seat in Iowa’s Senate since 2019.
With control of two-thirds of the chamber, Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds could more easily push through her appointments to state agencies. Without it, she requires the help of at least one Democrat to confirm her nominations.
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Sen. Joni Ernst, a Republican from Iowa, introduced the McSCUSE ME Act to address SNAP benefits on Nov. 20, 2025. (Daniel Heuer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Democrats narrowly escaped a Republican supermajority back in another special election in August. Tuesday will mark Iowa’s sixth special election of the year.
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Polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 30.
Leo Briceno is a politics reporter for the congressional team at Fox News Digital. He was previously a reporter with World Magazine.
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