Iowa State Senate 35 Special Election, 2025
{{#electioninfobox:13}} Iowa held a special election for their 35th Senate District on January 28, 2025, to fill the seat until the 2026 elections. The 35th Senate district comprises of Clinton County, as well as parts of Jackson and Scott County.
In what was widely considered an upset, Democratic nominee Mike Zimmer defeated Republican nominee Katie Whittington by 339 votes (3.64 percent), flipping the seat to the Democrats. As a result of the election, Republicans hold a 34-16 majority in the Iowa State Senate.[1]
Iowa's 35th Senate District was expected to be safely Republican, as the district previously voted for Republican Chris Cournoyer by a margin of 61-39 in 2022, as well as Republican Donald Trump by a margin of 60-39 in the 2024 United States presidential election.
Results
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