IOWA DEMOCRATS FLIP STATE SENATE SEAT FROM RED TO BLUE
CLINTON COUNTY, Iowa — Democrat Mike Zimmer has claimed victory in Iowa's 35th Senate District special election.
Zimmer faced off with Republican Katie Whittington to replace Republican Chris Cournoyer, who previously represented the district. She resigned after being tapped to serve as Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds' new lieutenant governor.
The 35th district covers Clinton County, along with parts of Jackson and Scott counties.
With votes counted from all three participating counties, Zimmer ended up with 4,352 votes to Whittington's 3,824.
“I am honored that the residents of Senate District 35 have put their faith in me to represent them in the Iowa Senate. Our campaign’s values of hard work and fairness resonated with a bipartisan coalition of voters in Clinton, Jackson, and Scott counties. I‘m looking forward to working on behalf of the people of Eastern Iowa to help working Iowans get ahead, support our public schools and teachers, and help lower the cost of living," Zimmer said in a press release.
https://www.wqad.com/article/news/politics/iowa-politics/democrat-mike-zimmer-wins-special-election-iowa-35th-senate-district/526-11d22b85-ef6b-4793-963e-347a5b6b080e
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This is the big news!
The resistance begins!!
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on edit: just realized it's a state seat. But it's still great news!
Also: what does this say about the Seltzer poll?
