US EditionDemocrats flip Iowa state Senate seat, breaking GOP supermajority
Catelin Drey won 55% of the vote in a special election, flipping a Republican-held seat and ending the GOP's supermajority in the Iowa Senate for the first time in three years.
- On Tuesday, Democrat Catelin Drey defeated Republican Christopher Prosch in the special election for Iowa Senate District 1 , flipping the previously Republican-held seat.
- After Sen. Rocky De Witt's death, Governor Kim Reynolds called a special election and national and state parties, including the Democratic National Committee, mobilized volunteers and funding.
- Campaign filings show Catelin Drey raised $165,385 and received $94,969 in-kind support, while Christopher Prosch raised $20,020 with over $160,000 in-kind support; 24% turnout included 2,900 early voters.
- With the new composition, Republicans no longer hold a two-thirds supermajority in the Iowa Senate, requiring at least one Democrat's support to meet the 34-vote confirmation threshold for Governor Kim Reynolds' nominees.
- Following other special-election wins this year, the Democratic National Committee said organizers helped build momentum toward the 2026 midterm elections, viewing Sen. Mike Zimmer's January flip as a model.
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Iowa Democrat wins deep pro-Trump district to break GOP supermajority
Democrat Catelin Drey on Tuesday scored a special state Senate election upset victory in a district President Donald Trump won by double digits in 2024. Drey was declared the victor in the special election, beating Republican Christopher Prosch. Results from Iowa’s State Senate District 1 show Drey with 55% of the vote, with Prosch collecting roughly 45%. Drey, the founder of the grassroots public advocacy group Moms for Iowa, said that her camp…
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Democrat Catelin Drey’s victory in Iowa special election breaks GOP supermajority
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Democrat has won a special election for an Iowa state Senate seat in a district that had been held by Republicans and had voted heavily for President Donald Trump in 2024, adding to the…
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Democrat Catelin Drey's victory in Iowa special election breaks GOP supermajority
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wsjm.comDemocrats celebrate special election victory in Iowa State Senate, ending GOP supermajority
Catelin Drey, Democratic candidate for the Iowa State Senate, is seen in an advertisement for her campaign. Catelin Drey Campaign (WASHINGTON) — National Democrats are celebrating the results of a special election for the Iowa State Senate, after Democrat Catelin Drey won in a district President Donald Trump carried by 11 points in 2024 to break a Republican supermajority of the chamber. Republicans argue the low turnout race won’t reflect the v…
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