Democrats look to flip GOP seats in Georgia, Iowa special elections on Tuesday

[RandySF]

Democrats are looking to flip two Republican-leaning state Senate seats Tuesday as they seek to continue their party’s success in special elections this year.

Voters are heading to the polls in Iowa and Georgia to fill seats vacated by Republicans. The election in Iowa may be a bit more consequential as it will determine whether Republicans continue to hold a supermajority in the state Senate, but wins or overperformances in either race would be a boost to Democrats at a time the party is seeking to improve its brand......

The Georgia Senate seat in the state’s 21st District first became vacant in May when former state Sen. Brandon Beach (R) resigned from office after President Trump appointed him to become the U.S. treasurer. He had held the seat for more than a decade, representing a northern suburb of Atlanta....

Iowa’s Senate seat in District 1 will be the second one this year that Democrats are trying to flip. It became vacant in June when former state Sen. Rocky De Witt (R) died in office from cancer.



https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5469436-special-elections-democrats-iowa-georgia/

[Javaman]

1. lets hope the get enough votes that supersede any fuckery the right does with the votes. because you know they will. nt

[Jack Valentino]

2. HOPING for a Democratic BLOW-OUT in these special elections today!!!

and today I WON an 'objection to garnishment' court action against the 'Bank Of America' !!!!

so funds I was saving and counting on to pay overdue property taxes will be returned to me,
as they came from Social Security benefits, and were thus legally exempt from garnishment
(from a very old lawsuit... 15 years...)

I consider this to be a GOOD OMEN !!!!

[ificandream]

3. Would love to see Georgia kick out a couple of maga morons in Washington ...

... starting with EmptyG.

[democratsruletheday]

4. Amen to that....

and it would put an end to all the whiney conspiracy theories about Repukes "stealing'' elections. I personally don't think either side has stolen anything to this point. Is it possible going forward? Of course, anything is possible these days but the incessant pissing, moaning and whining about it is brutal.
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[BidenRocks]

5. Send the troops to Atlanta and Dubuque!

Remind them what's at stake!

[BumRushDaShow]

6. As an update

The Democrat lead the field with 40%, and the next 2 highest (2 GOPers) picked up an almost equal % of votes each (~17%). The race now goes to a runoff between the Democrat and whoever prevails for the #2 tie, and if this holds, this will be another flip!

https://georgiarecorder.com/2025/08/26/live-results-for-georgias-special-state-senate-election/

[Akakoji]

7. We won in Iowa!

Let's goooooooooo!

[BumRushDaShow]

8. Yup!

Hope that is a good indicator (although I know the IA governor is GOP but still... broke the IA Senate super majority! )