Democrat Catelin Drey wins Iowa Senate special election, breaking Republican supermajority
Source: Des Moines Register
Democrat Catelin Drey has pulled off a victory in a special election for the Iowa Senate, flipping a Republican-held seat and breaking the GOP's supermajority in the chamber for the first time in three years.
Drey won with 55% of the vote to Republican Christopher Prosch's 44%, according to unofficial results from the Woodbury County Auditor's Office.
Gov. Kim Reynolds called the election to fill a vacancy in Iowa Senate District 1 after Republican Sen. Rocky De Witt died of pancreatic cancer in June.
The western Iowa Senate seat is based in Woodbury County and includes Sioux City.
Read more: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2025/08/26/democrat-catelin-drey-wins-iowa-senate-special-election-defeats-republican-christopher-prosch/85819325007/
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Trump won this district by 11.5 points.
Trump won this district by 11.5 points.
— Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) 2025-08-27T01:21:18.163Z
Democrats flip Iowa state Senate seat, breaking GOP supermajority
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5471284-drey-victory-breaks-gop-majority/
by Jared Gans - 08/26/25 9:18 PM ET
Democrat Catelin Drey has flipped an open Iowa state Senate seat, adding to the party’s successes in special elections this year, Decision Desk HQ projected.
Drey defeated Republican Christopher Prosch in the race to replace the late state Sen. Rocky De Witt (R), who died in office in June from cancer. Democrats homed in on the Republican-leaning district as a pickup opportunity given their overperformance in many smaller elections through 2025.
Drey’s victory breaks a GOP supermajority in the state Senate, giving her party more power despite its minority status in the body. In particular, the extra Democratic vote, which will bring the margin in the chamber to 33 Republicans to 17 Democrats, will ensure that nominees from the governor can’t get approved on a party-line vote.
A two-thirds majority is needed for nominees to be confirmed.
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) seized on the opportunity ahead of the election, sending in 30,000 volunteers for “get out the vote” efforts and hosting text- and phone-banks with the Iowa Democratic Party. ....................................
Thank you Iowa Democrats! Awesome job
when I lived there in the 70's I remember the people being friendly and down to earth, I couldn't imagine them digging what the GOP has become 
Paul Revere.
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