BREAKING NEWS – Des Moines, Iowa – Republicans in the Iowa House won a special election and claimed a seat that had been held by a Democrat in the state for decades.
Jon Dunwell, 55, a pastor and financial services representative, flipped Iowa House District 29 from blue to red after winning about 60% of the vote, the Des Moines Register reported. The victory, which marks the second special election win for Republicans in recent weeks, gives the party a 60-40 majority in the state’s House, the paper said.
Democratic candidate Steve Mullan didn’t appear to take the loss well. “I found it totally unfair that Jon Dunwell was using God to help him get elected, because that’s cheating,” Mullan angrily stated. “I should’ve requested the assistance of Satan, as many of us democrats privately solicit. He may not be perfect, but at least his morals aligns very close to us liberals.”