Democrat wins Iowa state Senate race, blocking GOP from regaining supermajority

This is amazing news! This brings me hope and restores some of my faith in the American people.

More to come. Bye fascists

Heavy blue district but she still over performed

Jan 28 – [Democrat wins Iowa Senate seat in district Trump won by 21 points](https://www.radioiowa.com/2025/01/28/democrat-wins-iowa-senate-seat-in-district-trump-won-by-21-points/)

Jan 29 – [Democrats win control of Minnesota Senate](https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5111676-minnesota-senate-democrats-control/)

Feb 16 – [Democrats win Delaware Senate seats in Saturday’s special elections](https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/politics/2025/02/16/democrats-win-two-delaware-senate-seats-in-special-election/78855423007/)

Mar 11 – [Democrat David Gottfried easily wins Minnesota House special election, restoring a 67-67 power split](https://apnews.com/article/special-election-minnesota-legislature-house-2e194375f99906d1901890ab75eaf994)

Mar 26 – [Democrats take hope from upset win in a GOP-leaning Pennsylvania state Senate district](https://apnews.com/article/pennsylvania-democratic-party-donald-trump-election-094e907bd9af0d55a3ac76bb5e22d17c)

Apr 1

– [Liberal Wins Wisconsin Court Race, Despite Musk’s Millions](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/us/politics/wisconsin-supreme-court-crawford-schimel.html?unlocked_article_code=1.8k4.DWUK.j49FDXMjG7D3&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare)

– [Trump-backed Randy Fine elected to Congress in tense Florida special election](https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/01/randy-fine-wins-florida-special-election-00265320)

– [Patronis wins Florida special election to replace Gaetz, giving GOP key House vote](https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/01/jimmy-patronis-wins-florida-election-matt-gaetz-00265388)

Apr 30 – [Democrats Win Landslide in Safe Iowa Seat, Claim ‘Rebuke of Trump’](https://www.newsweek.com/democrats-win-landslide-safe-iowa-seat-claim-rebuke-trump-2066050)

May 7 – [Republican concedes in North Carolina court race, ending bid to throw out votes](https://www.reuters.com/world/us/republican-concedes-north-carolina-court-race-ending-bid-throw-out-votes-2025-05-07/)

May 13 – [Democrat ousts incumbent Republican in Omaha mayoral race](https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5299111-democrat-ousts-republican-omaha-mayoral-race/amp/)

May 20 – [Democrats win New York state Senate race in Trump-friendly district](https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5310726-democrat-sam-sutton-wins-new-york-seat/amp/)

Jun 3 – [Young Dem Clinches Landslide Election Win in Lindsey Graham’s Backyard](https://www.thedailybeast.com/young-dem-keishan-scott-clinches-landslide-election-win-in-lindsey-grahams-backyard/)

Jun 7 – [Democrats fend off GOP in San Antonio mayor runoff election ](https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5337199-gina-ortiz-jones-wins-san-antonio/)

Jun 14 – [Democrat, CN citizen Amanda Clinton wins decisive victory in special state election](https://www.cherokeephoenix.org/news/democrat-cn-citizen-amanda-clinton-wins-decisive-victory-in-special-state-election/article_c6756b40-6518-4cfa-9bf4-7e22e7aea895.html)

Jun 25 – [NH House special election: Democrat Billie Butler wins after facing GOP attacks](https://www.yahoo.com/news/nh-house-special-election-democrat-013437448.html)

Aug 26 – [Democrats break GOP supermajority in Iowa Senate by flipping Republican seat in special election](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/democrats-break-gop-supermajority-iowa-senate-catelin-drey-rcna227419)

Sep 3 – [Democrats Overperform in Florida as They Cruise to Victory in Two Elections](https://www.newsweek.com/democrats-special-elections-florida-2123662)

Sep 9 – [Democrat James Walkinshaw wins US House special election in Virginia](https://apnews.com/article/virginia-election-walkinshaw-whitson-bea9a80e1fe94635918f8e31392f938e)

Sep 16 – [Democrat wins Minnesota special election to replace slain lawmaker](https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5505812-minnesota-house-speaker-replaced/)

Sep 23 – [G.O.P. Majority in House Will Shrink After Democrat’s Victory in Arizona](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/us/politics/arizona-election-adelita-grijalva-democrat.html)

Oct 8 – [Republican Ousted By Democrat in Shock Election Defeat](https://www.newsweek.com/alaska-fairbanks-mayor-election-democrat-republican-10844700?utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=reddit_influencers)

Oct 11 – [Democrat Helena Moreno wins New Orleans’ mayoral race](https://apnews.com/article/new-orleans-elections-mayor-sheriff-7669a963e9e14af63eb3508692d91bf5)

Nov 4:

– [Virginia elects Democrat Abigail Spanberger as state’s first woman governor](https://19thnews.org/2025/11/abigail-spanberger-virginia-first-woman-governor/)

– [Democratic state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi wins Virginia lieutenant governor’s race](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/democratic-state-sen-ghazala-hashmi-wins-virginia-lieutenant-governors-race)

– [Democrat Jay Jones wins Virginia attorney general’s race despite text message scandal, CBS News projects](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/virginia-ag-race-jay-jones/)

– [Democrats sweep all 30 House of Delegates seats in Northern Virginia](https://www.cbs19news.com/news/state/democrats-sweep-all-30-house-of-delegates-seats-in-northern-virginia/article_68f8098d-0602-5234-8c2a-08c1bcd33944.html)

– [Democrat Mikie Sherrill elected governor of New Jersey](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/04/new-jersey-election-result-mikie-sherrill-wins-governor-race)

– [Democrats flip 5 N.J. counties back to blue, cementing Sherrill’s sweep for governor](https://www.nj.com/politics/2025/11/democrats-flip-6-nj-counties-back-to-blue-cementing-sherrills-sweep-for-governor.html)

– [‘The ground is shaking’: Aurora City Council sees major change as progressives win, Jurinsky out](https://kdvr.com/news/politics/colorado-politics-news/the-ground-is-shaking-aurora-city-council-sees-major-change-as-progressives-win-jurinsky-out/)

– [Pennsylvania voters retain three state Supreme Court justices, preserving Democrats’ 5-2 majority](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/pennsylvania-supreme-court-vote-election-race-retains-justices-rcna238914)

– [Democrat Corey O’Connor wins Pittsburgh mayor’s race](https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/politics/article/ap-race-call-democrat-corey-o-connor-wins-21139410.php)

– [Democrats Pull Off Historic Victories in Georgia Special Election](https://newrepublic.com/post/202700/democrats-historic-victories-georgia-election-public-service-commision)

– [Democrats Win 2 Key Energy Races in Georgia](https://heatmap.news/politics/alicia-johnson-peter-hubbard-georgia-public-service-commission-results)

– [Democrat Aftab Pureval wins reelection as Cincinnati mayor, defeating Vance’s relative](https://apnews.com/article/cincinnati-mayor-election-e5595517a114395ae5a6a1bd5b4596ef)

– [Democrats in Mississippi Break the G.O.P.’s State House Supermajority](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/us/politics/mississippi-special-election-results.html)

– [Mary Sheffield elected Detroit’s next mayor, will make history as first woman to lead city](https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/elections/2025/11/04/detroit-mayor-election-2025-results-winner-mary-sheffield/86984513007/)

– [Big win in Greece boosts Monroe County Democrats. Here are 2025 election takeaways](https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/politics/elections/2025/11/05/monroe-county-ny-election-takeaways-from-2025/87098791007/)

– [Democrats flip the Onondaga County Legislature for first time in nearly 50 years](https://www.syracuse.com/politics/cny/2025/11/democrats-flip-the-onondaga-county-legislature-for-first-time-in-nearly-50-years.html)

– [Mamdani wins New York City mayor’s race](https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5588198-mamdani-progressive-politics-nyc/)

– [California voters approve new US House map to boost Democrats in 2026](https://apnews.com/article/california-redistricting-prop-50-gavin-newsom-839193bfc2a817086acca7365315f26f)

Nov 10 – [Voters Ousted This Pennsylvania Sheriff After He Signed Up to Collaborate With ICE](https://boltsmag.org/sheriff-of-bucks-county-pennsylvania-ousted-in-2025/)

Nov 13 – [Progressive Katie Wilson ousts Democratic incumbent in Seattle mayor’s race](https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5600561-seattle-mayor-race-upset/)

Nov 30 – [Virginia Democrat flips seat in state legislature by taking on datacenters](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/30/virginia-democrat-state-legislature-datacenters)

Dec 2 – [Republican Matt Van Epps holds deep-red House district in Tennessee special election](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/republican-matt-van-epps-house-district-tennessee-special-election-rcna246846)

Dec 3 – [Republican Ousted by Democrat in Georgia](https://www.newsweek.com/roswell-mayoral-election-georgia-results-11146935)

Dec 9

– [Democrat wins Miami mayor’s race for the first time in nearly 30 years](https://apnews.com/article/miami-mayor-trump-higgins-gonzalez-f0d8c55a4b97962ac1348c5a93295465)

– [Georgia Democrat Eric Gisler flips a state House seat in district Trump won by double digits, CNN projects](https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/09/politics/georgia-democrat-eric-gisler)

Dec 10 – [Democrat Rob Long wins big in Florida House race, defeating MAGA Republican](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/12/10/democrat-rob-long-wins-big-in-florida-house-race-defeating-maga-republican/)

Dec 16 – [Democrat Wins Election by 47-Point Landslide in Kentucky](https://www.newsweek.com/democrat-wins-election-by-48-point-landslide-in-kentucky-11224737)

Dec 23 – [Republican wins South Carolina state House special election](https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5661269-lastinger-defeats-chuck-hightower/)

**Dec 30** – [Democrat Renee Hardman wins Iowa state Senate seat, blocking GOP from reclaiming a supermajority](https://www.newsday.com/long-island/politics/iowa-special-election-state-senate-supermajority-s26058)

It’s a good sign but let’s not take out feet off the gas prematurely. We can’t be acting like this guaranteed *anything* in the future.

Way to go, Iowa!!!