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Well, shit. We didn't win that one. [View all]
Republicans will retain the Iowa Senate seat that was held by former majority leader Bill Dix, a month after a scandal led to his resignation.
Annette Sweeney of Alden defeated Democrat Tracy Freese of Dike in the Senate District 25 race with about 56 percent of the vote, according to unofficial results from Tuesday's special election.
Sweeney, a former Iowa House member, got 4,742 votes compared with 3,726 for Freese, a small business owner. Iowa Senate District 25 includes all of Grundy and Hardin counties as well as portions of Butler and Story counties.
Annette Sweeney of Alden defeated Democrat Tracy Freese of Dike in the Senate District 25 race with about 56 percent of the vote, according to unofficial results from Tuesday's special election.
Sweeney, a former Iowa House member, got 4,742 votes compared with 3,726 for Freese, a small business owner. Iowa Senate District 25 includes all of Grundy and Hardin counties as well as portions of Butler and Story counties.
http://qctimes.com/news/local/government-and-politics/republicans-win-race-to-fill-dix-seat/article_d303d088-8724-59b2-b55f-7555b2830a90.html
Not bad considering
"Republicans outnumber Democrats in the district nearly 2-to-1. There are 16,285 Republicans voters registered compared to 8,256 Democrats. There are also 15,106 registered voters affiliated with no party."
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