Democrat Mike Zimmer Claims Victory in Special Election for Iowa State Senate Seat

Democratic candidate Mike Zimmer defeated his Republican rival Kate Whittington to represent Senate District 35, according to unofficial results.

A voter fills out a ballot at a polling station in Des Moines, Iowa, on Nov. 6, 2018. Joshua Lott/Getty Images

Democratic candidate Mike Zimmer has claimed victory over his Republican rival Kate Whittington following Tuesday’s special election to replace GOP Sen. Chris Cournoyer in Iowa’s Senate.

Cournoyer resigned from representing Iowa Senate District 35—which covers Clinton County and parts of Scott and Jackson counties—in December to serve as Iowa’s new lieutenant governor.