Republicans try to flip an Iowa Senate seat and reclaim a supermajority in year-end special election
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This combination of undated images provided by Hardman for Iowa and Lucas Loftin on Friday, Dec. 26, 2205, shows Democrat Renee Hardman and Republican Lucas Loftin, who are running against each other in the special election for the state Senate seat representing parts of Des Moines suburbs. (Hardman for Iowa, Lucas Loftin via AP)This undated photo provided by Hardman for Iowa on Friday, Dec. 26, 2025, shows Democrat Renee Hardman, who is facing Republican Lucas Loftin in the special election for the state Senate seat representing parts of Des Moines suburbs. (Hardman for Iowa via AP)This undated photo provided by Lucas Loftin on Friday, Dec. 26, 2025, shows Loftin, a Republican who is facing Democrat Renee Hardman in the special election for the state Senate seat representing a part of Des Moines' suburbs. (AP via Lucas Loftin)
This combination of undated images provided by Hardman for Iowa and Lucas Loftin on Friday, Dec. 26, 2205, shows Democrat Renee Hardman and Republican Lucas Loftin, who are running against each other in the special election for the state Senate seat representing parts of Des Moines suburbs. (Hardman for Iowa, Lucas Loftin via AP)
