Democratic candidate Marilyn Lands on Tuesday won a special election for a state House seat in Alabama after making in vitro fertilization and abortion rights central to her campaign.

Lands, a licensed professional counselor, defeated Madison City Council member Teddy Powell, a Republican who once worked as a Defense Department budget analyst. The state’s 10th district in the Huntsville area seat was previously held by a GOP legislator.

“Today, Alabama women and families sent a clear message…