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Republicans currently hold 64 seats in the Iowa House to Democrats' 36. And the GOP has a supermajority of 34-16 supermajority in the Iowa Senate.

To prepare for the special election March 19, read up on what you need to take to the polls and where candidates stand on the issues.

Get to know the five candidates vying for the Des Moines City Council at-large seat ahead of the special election on March 19, 2024.

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Meet the six candidates vying to fill an empty Des Moines City Council seat.

DES MOINES, Iowa — It’s been more than a year since the Des Moines City Council worked as a complete unit with all pieces in place. Next month it will hold a special election to fill that final spot. Tuesday, the Southside Democrats held a forum for the special election to fill now-Mayor Connie Boesen’s […]

The special election to fill the Des Moines City Council at-large seat that was previously held by now-Mayor Connie Boesen will be March 19.

Three candidates have filed to run for the open Des Moines City Council at-large seat: Robert Pate, Mike Simonson and Rose Marie Smith. Filing deadline is Feb. 23.

Voting is set for March 19 to fill the at-large Des Moines City Council seat vacated when Connie Boesen was sworn in as mayor. Who's filed to run?

Robert Pate is behind Inmate Movement Against Gang Evolution, or IMAGE. He worked with Gov. Kim Reynolds in 2020 on an executive order that gave felons back their right to vote after completing their sentences.