Democrat Mike Zimmer, a school board president and retired educator, defeated Republican Katie Whittington, a Republican Party organizer, in a special election for an eastern Iowa state senate ...

In a solidly red Senate District 35, which voted for President Donald Trump by a large margin in the recent general election, Democrat Mike Zimmer defeated Republican Katie Whittington by just ...

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 ...

Democrat Mike Zimmer is the newest Iowa senator, flipping the Senate District 35 seat in a special election last week. Zimmer won with 52% of the vote to Republican Katie Whittington’s 48%, according ...

Zimmer faced off with Republican Katie Whittington to replace Republican Chris Cournoyer, who previously represented the district. She resigned after being tapped to serve as Iowa Gov. Kim ...

Democrat Mike Zimmer narrowly defeated Republican Katie Whittington, 51.7%-48.1%, in a race to fill the seat vacated by now-Lt. Gov. Chris Cournoyer, a Republican ...

Zimmer won with 52% of the vote to Republican Katie Whittington’s 48%, according to unofficial results published by the Iowa Secretary of State. The special election was called to replace Lt.