IOWA DEMOCRATS FLIP STATE SENATE SEAT FROM RED TO BLUE

[RandySF]

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THE DEMOCRATS HAVE FLIPPED IOWA'S #SD01 (Trump+11), BREAKING THE REPUBLICAN SUPERMAJORITY IN THE STATE SENATE:

Catelin Drey (D)- 54.5%
Christopher Prosch (R)- 45.5%

[Bettie]

1. GOOD

Such a good thing to hear.

[Lovie777]

2. K & R....,

[A Brand New World]

3. Awesome!

[pat_k]

4. Great news! 2022 R won by 10%; 2025 D wins by 10%

Democrat Catelin Drey wins Iowa State Senate District 1 with 55% (95% reporting)

In 2022, Republican Rocky DeWitt, who died in June, won the seat 55% to 45%

https://www.270towin.com/news/2025/08/26/live-results-august-26-legislative-special-elections_1757.html

[JMCKUSICK]

5. Yay!!!!!

[sheshe2]

6. Great news!

Thank you IOWA!!!

[Cha]

7. Wow! Good on Iowa Dems! TY!

[benfranklin1776]

16. Boo yah!

[Cha]

20. Aloha, Ben!

Iowa Dems! 💙

Backatcha

[benfranklin1776]

39. Aloha Cha!

Twas a sweet and satisfying victory was it not!

Proof that good can conquer evil! And that this traitor’s rancid war on We The People will be trounced by We The People!



To Iowa Dems for making it happen!✊🏼

to ya Cha!

[Cha]

40. Yes! Who knew Iowa would be

such a Shining Light of Inspiration to Dems, Ben?!

Speaking of Traitor's War on We The People .. You have it exactly right.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=20586934

And, Dems are On It... Encouragement. 💙

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220583559

[sheshe2]

19. Hmmm...

"Where are the Fucking Democrats!?"

They are VOTING!

In a RED STATE!

[Cha]

21. Yeah, Good to Bookmark for

Future reference.

Thank You, she! 💙

[sheshe2]

25. Back at ya, Cha.

And Georgia:

In this case, there are six Republicans and one Democrat in this GOP-leaning district. With that party imbalance, it is plausible that the lone Democrat will get enough support, while the Republican vote is split, to make it through to a runoff.

Polls close at 7:00 PM ET.

Georgia State Senate 21 Special Election General
County Results
Last Updated: Aug 26, 2025, 11:01 PM
> 95% est. reporting

Candidates Party Votes Pct.
Debra Shigley
DEM 8,438 39.5%
Jason Dickerson
GOP 3,707 17.4%
Steve West
GOP 3,642 17.1%
Brian Will
GOP 2,190 10.3%
Brice Futch
GOP 1,749 8.2%
Total 21,355

https://www.270towin.com/news/2025/08/26/live-results-august-26-legislative-special-elections_1757.html

[Cha]

31. Wow.. The Dem, Debra Singley,

Got so many more thousands of Votes than the gops.

TY

[sheshe2]

32. I did read that a certain % of votes had to be reached to call for a win.

That or it goes to a runoff in Sept. Not sure what is going on there as it hasn't been called.

[Cha]

33. Thanks!

[liberalla]

8. Wow! Fantastic! Congratulations Iowa #SD01 !!!!

Great job!

[BidenRocks]

9. Good Job Iowa!

Do Grassley next!

[Liberal In Texas]

10. From BlueSky

Congrats 🎊🍾🎉🎈

— Jacqs (@fooyoo2.bsky.social) 2025-08-27T01:34:16.115Z

[cally]

11. OMG!!

Fantastic

[Cairycat]

12. K & R the western part of the state

is very red, so I hope this bodes well for the rest of Iowa and the country.

[in2herbs]

13. I'm so happy I could cry!!!! nt

[FakeNoose]

14. Aside from the racism and sexism, Iowans have NO REASON to vote R

They are finally coming to their senses about what the Repuke Party is doing to this country. At least I hope they are.
This is a very good sign.

Thank you Iowa Democrats for working hard to turn this around!

[Hornedfrog2000]

43. It is about like anywhere else

The cities are mostly democratic. The western part of the state is super nazi/republican, even for rural areas. Then the other rural shitholes, mostly inbred, uneducated, meth addicts out there. They all became political experts since facebook/trump became a thing.

[Grins]

15. By 9% over the Republican. That's an impressive win! NM

[Jack Valentino]

17. Almost a 20 percent point swing from Trump !!!

The Republicans are gonna pay next year !!!

[AllaN01Bear]

18. ding.

[BaronChocula]

22. Maybe this will halt the

"WHAT ARE THE DEMOCRATS DOING" chorus for a few minutes.

[mountain grammy]

23. Thank you RandySF

Really appreciate the good news!

Bravo to Iowa Democrats!

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

24. whooo hoooo

[jfz9580m]

26. Cool..

From Yahoo..

Iowa Senate Democratic Leader Janice Weiner called Drey’s victory “a win for all Iowans.”

“Catelin’s agenda of fully funding public schools, affordable childcare and housing, and putting money in the pockets of working Iowans is a clear rejection of the Republican agenda led by Kim Reynolds and the Senate Republicans that have failed Iowans,” Weiner said. “This win shows that when Democrats fight for Iowa working families, when we get out and listen to Iowans, when we field people who care deeply about their communities, we can win anywhere, including in Northwest Iowa.”

[pfitz59]

27. A taste of what's coming

The people are pissed!

[jfz9580m]

29. It's a good indicator

With Drey's win, Democrats now hold 17 seats in the 50-member Senate to Republicans' 33 seats — enough to break the two-thirds supermajority the GOP has enjoyed since the 2022 election.

That means Republicans will need support from at least one Democratic senator to confirm Reynolds' nominees to state agencies, boards and commissions in the final year of her term.

[Cheezoholic]

28. Great news. Baby steps. That could make the decision for IN repukes on midterm gerrymandering

I'm hoping IN repukes do try it. They will get killed in '26. I keep telling people this state isn't as red as it seems!

[AllyCat]

30. I love this so much!

Great news tonight! Thank you Iowa for some good news in a very dark summer.

[Buddyzbuddy]

34. Yuge deal!

[Wednesdays]

35. K&R.

[Deminpenn]

36. GA state senate special election headed for a run-off

Shingley, the Dem, lead all candidates with 39.5% while the 6 or 7 Rs on the ballot split the rest. She will square off against the R top vote getter.

[samplegirl]

37. Damn that good

wish it was us in Ohio.

[summer_in_TX]

38. HOORAY!!!

🥳

We sure needed that good news!

[Timeflyer]

41. Florida Dems are jealous, but mostly happy for you--good job!

[Peacetrain]

42. Never give up on Iowa...

Thanks Randy for the post

[Bluestocking]

44. Maybe Rump will flip the country to blue

Wishful thinking

[Oopsie Daisy]

45. But Democrats do not have the majority?

It's a good sign however.

[B.See]

46. It's why Trump and MAGA are trying to

FURTHER gerrymander and RIG state elections.

K&R