DES MOINES—Gov. Reynolds issued a proclamation today (Monday) setting Tuesday, January 28, 2025, as the date for a special election in Iowa Senate District 35 following the resignation of former Senator Chris Cournoyer.

Iowa Code section 69.14 outlines the authority given to the governor to set a special election. Cournoyer was serving her second term in the Iowa Senate before Gov. Reynolds appointed her lieutenant governor on December 16, 2024.

Senate District 35 is located in Clinton County, as well as parts of Jackson and Scott Counties, and includes Clinton, DeWitt, Camanche, Wheatland, Maquoketa, and Princeton.