Republicans Seek to Reclaim State Senate Supermajority in Iowa Special Election

If Republicans can flip the seat, they can reverse a surprise defeat in an August state Senate special election.

A file image of voters filling out their ballots as others wait for an open space at a booth in Des Moines, Iowa, on Nov. 6, 2018. Joshua Lott/Getty Images

Voters in Iowa State Senate District 16 go to the polls Tuesday for a special election that has major political stakes, with a Republican supermajority in the state’s upper chamber on the line.

The election will be held to replace state Sen. Claire Celsi, a Democrat, who died in October. Her district covers parts of Clive, West Des Moines, and Windsor Heights, Iowa.