JACKSON COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG) – Democrats in the Iowa Senate have picked up a seat in the chamber.
Democratic candidate Mike Zimmer beat out Republican Katie Whittington for new Lt. Governor Chris Cournoyer’s vacant seat.
“I am honored that the residents of Senate District 35 have put their faith in me to represent them in the Iowa Senate,” Zimmer said in a statement. “Our campaign’s values of hard work and fairness resonated with a bipartisan coalition of voters in Clinton, Jackson, and Scott counties. I‘m looking forward to working on behalf of the people of Eastern Iowa to help working Iowans get ahead, support our public schools and teachers, and help lower the cost of living.”
According to unofficial results from the Iowa Secretary of State, Zimmer took 4,812 votes compared to Whittington’s 4,473.
District 35 covers portions of Jackson, Clinton and Scott counties.
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