keep one of the most watched seats between incumbent liz mathis and challenger rene gadelha -- but now -- iowa republicans have a majority in both chambers.that means one of the final barriers has been removed for the state party to get through an agressive agenda in 2017. "and whether its' reducing regualtions or investing in children, the debate is healthy so i'm looking forward to continue the dialggue about the issues that will help iowans. at the county level -- incumbent linn county board of supervisors ben rogers and brent oleson both held on to their seats -- and stacey walker won the only open seat -- that used to belong to linda langston -- before she left for another job.the irony lies in the fact that voters from its current five members back down to three. three.one of the main concerns with the existing board was that they were making more than 100-thousand dollars a year -- and that some people didn't think the supervisor job should not be full time. time.the...