2025Final resultsSpecial election

2025 special election for Iowa Senate District 16

Iowa State Senate · Iowa

Renee Hardman (D) won with 71.4% of the vote, defeating Lucas Loftin (R) by 42.9 points.

Renee HardmanDemocrat · winner
71.4%7,341
Lucas LoftinRepublican
28.5%2,930
10,282 votes

Source: English WikipediaUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 8:26 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2025

The seat's recent races

EvenD+16.32022D+17.62024 Pres.D+42.92025 special election

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)