Catelin Drey flips Iowa state Senate seat to break GOP supermajority

Published August 26, 2025 10:31pm ET



Democrats flipped an Iowa state Senate seat in a special election on Tuesday, breaking the GOP supermajority in the state.

Democrat Catelin Drey beat Republican Christopher Prosch to fill the seat of the late Republican state Sen. Rocky De Witt. With the win, Democrats now have 17 state Senate seats to 33 Republican seats.

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