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47of74

(18,470 posts) Wed Dec 28, 2016, 10:47 AM Dec 2016

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Jim Lykam elected to Iowa Senate

Some good news yesterday;

Iowa State Representative Jim Lykam was elected to the State Senate after a Special Election to fill the seat Dr. Joe Seng once held.

Rep. Lykam won by a 73% to 25% margin.

The Special Election in Iowa's 45th Senate District was held only in the downtown and western neighborhoods of Davenport and in neighboring Buffalo, Iowa on December 27, 2016.

Lykam, who has served in the Iowa House since 2003, defeated Republican Mike Gonzales, a veteran Le Claire police officer, and Libertarian candidate Severin Gilbert, a Defense Department employee working at Davenport's Army Reserve center.

At least that's one seat the Republicans won't have. Hopefully we can get another Democrat elected to take Lykam's place in the House.

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Jim Lykam elected to Iowa Senate (Original Post) 47of74 Dec 2016 OP

It may be hard to find a candidate JPPaverage Dec 2016 #1

Monica Kurth JPPaverage Jan 2017 #2

JPPaverage

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1. It may be hard to find a candidate

Reply to 47of74 (Original post)

Thu Dec 29, 2016, 06:38 PM

Dec 2016

I live in this district and am not aware of anyone around here who will run for Lykam's seat.

JPPaverage

(572 posts)

2. Monica Kurth

Reply to JPPaverage (Reply #1)

Sat Jan 7, 2017, 07:54 PM

Jan 2017

She's a real liberal woman and if she wins, could be a gadfly type of rep. I support her.

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