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Special Election for Iowa Senate District 1 Set Following Death of Sen. Rocky De Witt
WOODBURY COUNTY, IOWA, JUN 30 – The special election will fill the seat left vacant by Senator Rocky De Witt, who died from pancreatic cancer, with the winner serving until January 2027.
- Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds ordered flags lowered to half-staff across the state on July 3, 2025, to honor late Senator Rocky De Witt of Lawton.
- De Witt, a Republican elected to the Iowa Senate District 1 in 2022, passed away on June 25, 2025, after announcing his pancreatic cancer diagnosis in January 2024.
- De Witt was elected in 2016 to serve on the governing board overseeing Woodbury County, spent 22 years working for MidAmerican Energy, and also held a position as a deputy sheriff in Woodbury County.
- Governor Reynolds issued a proclamation setting a special election for August 26, 2025, to fill De Witt’s Senate seat, with the winner serving the remainder of his term ending January 2027.
- The flag lowering and special election reflect respect for De Witt’s public service and maintain legislative representation following his death at age 66.
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AllPoliticsNowCAPITOL NOTEBOOK: Reynolds orders flags lowered, sets date for Iowa Senate special election
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Tuesday ordered all flags in Iowa lowered to half-staff in honor and remembrance of northwest Iowa Republican state Sen. Rocky De Witt of Lawton.
·Waterloo, United States
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Iowa Senate District 1 special election set for August 26
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced the special election to fill the seat left by Sen. Rocky De Witt, R-Lawton, who passed away in June, will take place Aug. 26. De Witt, 66, died following a battle with pancreatic cancer on…
·Cherokee County, United States
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