Date announced for special election to fill Iowa House seat
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has announced a date early next year for a special election to fill a state House seat.
Reynolds says in a Thursday press release that the election for House District 6 will be held Jan. 16.
District 6 covers areas of Woodbury County in northwest Iowa. The seat became vacant after Rep. Jim Carlin, a Sioux City Republican, was elected to the Senate in a special election earlier this month.
The winner of the upcoming special election will serve Carlin's remaining time in the House. He was in the middle of a two-year term.
The outcome of the recent Senate election and the upcoming House race will not impact Republican majorities in the Iowa Legislature.