US EditionDemocrats flip Iowa state Senate seat, breaking GOP supermajority
Catelin Drey won 55% of votes in a low-turnout special election, breaking a decade-long GOP hold and ending the Republican supermajority in Iowa's 50-member state Senate.
- Iowa Democrats broke the Republican supermajority in the state Senate with Catelin Drey's victory over Christopher Prosch in a special election, winning 55% of the vote.
- Drey's win reduces the GOP majority in the Senate to 33-17, limiting Republicans' ability to confirm nominees requiring two-thirds support.
- DNC Chair Ken Martin stated that Iowans are ready for change from President Donald Trump's agenda, highlighting the election's significance.
- This victory reflects a trend of Democrats performing well in typically conservative areas, aiming to build momentum for upcoming elections.
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Democrat Drey wins western Iowa state senate seat with 55% of the vote - Radio Iowa
Democrat Catelin Drey of Sioux City has won the special election for an open state senate seat by an 11 point margin, in a district President Trump carried by over 10 points last November. “I am just incredibly proud of the campaign that we ran and the work that this team did,” Drey told Radio […]
Democrats break GOP supermajority in Iowa Senate by flipping Republican seat in special election
Catelin Drey's win gives her party an additional seat, bringing the number of Democrats serving in the upper chamber to 17 and breaking Republicans' two-thirds supermajority.
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