Renee Hardman has declared victory over Lucas Loftin in a special election to retain District 16 Senate seat for Democrats after Claire Celsi's death.

Democrats are fighting to block a GOP supermajority in the Iowa Senate as voters head to the polls in a special election race for former Sen. Celsi's seat.

Democrat Renee Hardman won a special election for state Senate in Iowa on Tuesday, preventing Republicans from regaining a supermajority in the chamber, Decision Desk HQ projects. Hardman, the

By holding a left-leaning seat in suburban Des Moines, Democrats ensured that Republicans would not have a supermajority in the State Senate.

Iowa Democrats have held onto a critical state Senate seat in a special election Tuesday. Democrat Renee Hardman and Republican Lucas Loftin are vying for the seat in the Des Moines-area 16th

Democrat Renee Hardman and Republican Lucas Loftin seek the District 16 Senate seat, representing parts of West Des Moines, Clive and Windsor Heights.

Iowa special election Tuesday pits Democrat Renee Hardman against Republican Lucas Loftin for Senate District 16, with Republicans seeking supermajority control.

A Democratic win in a special Iowa Senate election has blocked Republicans from regaining a supermajority in the chamber.

Hardman, a member of the West Des Moines City Council, won the left-leaning suburban seat, which was left vacant in October after its incumbent, who was also a Democrat, died from an illness.