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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Republicans Lose Supermajority In State Legislative Chamber After Democrat Victory In Special Election * 100PercentFedUp.com * by Danielle
Democrat Catelin Drey on Tuesday defeated Republican Christopher Prosch in a special election for the Iowa state Senate, flipping a GOP seat. The Democrat victory breaks the GOP’s supermajority in the state’s upper chamber. Drey defeated Prosch in a vote of 55% to 44%. BREAKING: Republicans just LOST their supermajority in the Iowa State Senate. The Democrat has flipped Senate District 1 from red to blue in a special election. National Democrat…
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