{"id":1055772,"date":"2025-08-28T09:05:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T13:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1055772"},"modified":"2025-08-29T09:05:41","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T13:05:41","slug":"icymi-iowa-democrats-win-state-senate-seat-in-trump-district-break-republicans-senate-supermajority","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/icymi-iowa-democrats-win-state-senate-seat-in-trump-district-break-republicans-senate-supermajority\/","title":{"rendered":"ICYMI: Iowa Democrats Win State Senate Seat in Trump District, Break Republicans\u2019 Senate Supermajority\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On Tuesday, Democrats landed a huge win in Iowa after Democratic candidate Catelin Drey broke<\/a> the Republican supermajority in the state Senate by winning a district that Donald Trump won by over 11 points in November. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the final sprint of the election, the DNC supported Senator-elect Drey and the Iowa Democratic State Party\u2019s strong campaign by tapping into our distributed organizing team of over 30,000 volunteers for GOTV and hosting phone and text banks to help Iowans make a plan to vote.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drey\u2019s victory is the latest example of Americans opposing Donald Trump and Republicans\u2019 extreme, disastrous policies and demanding a change at the ballot box. The message is clear: voters are eager for strong Democratic leaders like Catelin Drey, who will govern on behalf of working people \u2014 not vote to cut health care to benefit Donald Trump and his billionaire buddies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take a look at some of the coverage below: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NBC News<\/strong><\/a>: Democrats break GOP supermajority in Iowa Senate by flipping Republican seat in special election<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Zo\u00eb Richards, 8\/26\/25]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIowa Democrats scored a significant victory Tuesday by flipping a Republican seat in a special election and breaking the GOP supermajority in the state Senate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCatelin Drey won the Sioux City-area district with 55% of the vote to Republican opponent Christopher Prosch’s 44%, according to unofficial results with all precincts reporting. \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDemocratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin celebrated Drey’s victory in a district Donald Trump won last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2018Iowans are seeing Republicans for who they are: self-serving liars who will throw their constituents under the bus to rubber stamp Donald Trump\u2019s disastrous agenda \u2014 and they\u2019re ready for change,\u2019 Martin said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2018Make no mistake: when Democrats organize everywhere, we win everywhere, and today is no exception,\u2019 he added.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Iowa Capital Dispatch<\/strong><\/a>: Iowa Democrats celebrate as Drey wins special election, breaks GOP supermajority<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Robin Opsahl, 8\/26\/25]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIowa Republicans\u2019 supermajority in the state Senate was broken Tuesday as Democrat Catelin Drey won the special election for Iowa Senate District 1. \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe state legislative race has gained national attention as some Democrats say the race could show a positive forecast for Democrats in the upcoming 2026 midterm elections. Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin said the results show Iowans \u2014 and voters throughout the country \u2014 do not approve of Republican policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2018Iowans are seeing Republicans for who they are: self-serving liars who will throw their constituents under the bus to rubber stamp Donald Trump\u2019s disastrous agenda \u2014 and they\u2019re ready for change,\u2019 Martin said in a statement. \u2018They are putting Republicans on notice and making it crystal clear: any Republican pushing Trump\u2019s unpopular, extreme agenda has no place governing on behalf of Iowa families.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ABC News<\/strong><\/a>: Democrats celebrate special election victory in Iowa State Senate, ending GOP supermajority<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Alexandra Hutzler, 8\/27\/25]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNational Democrats are celebrating the results of a special election for the Iowa State Senate, after Democrat Catelin Drey won in a district President Donald Trump carried by 11 points in 2024 to break a Republican supermajority of the chamber. \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKen Martin, chair of the Democratic National Committee, said on Wednesday the party mobilized more than 30,000 volunteers to aid Drey and Iowa Democrats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMartin, in a statement touting Drey’s victory, said Iowans are \u2018putting Republicans on notice and making it crystal clear: any Republican pushing Trump’s unpopular, extreme agenda has no place governing on behalf of Iowa families.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2018That’s why all year long, Iowans have been electing Democrats ready to fight for working Iowans. Make no mistake: when Democrats organize everywhere, we win everywhere, and today is no exception,\u2019 Martin said.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fox News<\/strong><\/a>: Democrats break GOP’s supermajority in Iowa after flipping state Senate seat<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Landon Mion, 8\/27\/25]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIowa Democrat Catelin Drey on Tuesday defeated Republican Christopher Prosch for an open state Senate seat, flipping the Republican-held seat and breaking the GOP’s supermajority in the upper chamber for the first time in three years, according to unofficial results from the Woodbury County Auditor’s Office. \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2018Iowans are seeing Republicans for who they are: self-serving liars who will throw their constituents under the bus to rubber stamp Donald Trump\u2019s disastrous agenda \u2014 and they\u2019re ready for change,\u2019 Democratic National Committee chair Ken Martin said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2018They are putting Republicans on notice and making it crystal clear: any Republican pushing Trump\u2019s unpopular, extreme agenda has no place governing on behalf of Iowa families,\u2019 he continued. \u2018That’s why all year long, Iowans have been electing Democrats ready to fight for working Iowans. Make no mistake: when Democrats organize everywhere, we win everywhere, and today is no exception.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New York Times<\/strong><\/a>: Iowa Democrat Appears to Flip State Legislative Seat in Upset Victory<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Mitch Smith, 8\/26\/25]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYet on Tuesday, for the second time this year, a Democrat appeared to flip a conservative-leaning district in the Iowa Senate. According to preliminary results posted by county officials, Catelin Drey, the Democratic nominee, was leading Christopher Prosch, the Republican, in a district that includes much of the Sioux City area in northwest Iowa. \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKen Martin, the chairman of the Democratic National Committee, said in a statement that \u2018when Democrats organize everywhere, we win everywhere, and today is no exception.\u2019 And Heather Williams, the president of the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, said that \u2018Democrats\u2019 special election wins should send a flashing warning to the G.O.P.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Newsweek<\/strong><\/a>: Democrats Flip State Seat in District Trump Won by Double Digits<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Robert Birsel and Sonam Sheth, 8\/26\/25]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA Democratic candidate flipped an open Iowa state Senate seat in a critical special election on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDemocrat Catelin Drey beat Republican Christopher Prosch in the race to represent Iowa’s 1st Senate District and replace the late Republican state Senator Rocky De Witt. \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Democratic National Committee touted Drey’s victory, saying in a statement sent to Newsweek: \u2018The DNC congratulates Iowa Democrat Catelin Drey on her historic win to break the Republican-supermajority in the Iowa state Senate, by winning a district that Donald Trump won by over 11 points in November.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKen Martin, the chair of the DNC, said in a statement: \u2018Iowans are seeing Republicans for who they are: self-serving liars who will throw their constituents under the bus to rubber stamp Donald Trump’s disastrous agenda \u2014 and they’re ready for change.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2018They are putting Republicans on notice and making it crystal clear: any Republican pushing Trump’s unpopular, extreme agenda has no place governing on behalf of Iowa families,\u2019 he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2018That’s why all year long, Iowans have been electing Democrats ready to fight for working Iowans. Make no mistake: when Democrats organize everywhere, we win everywhere, and today is no exception.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fox 9<\/strong><\/a>: Democrats flip Iowa Senate seat, break GOP’s supermajority<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Fox 9 Staff, 8\/27\/25]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIowa Democrat Catelin Drey won a race for the state Senate, flipping the district and breaking the Republican’s supermajority. \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Democratic National Committee cheered Drey’s victory. DNC Chair Ken Martin released the following statement: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2018Iowans are seeing Republicans for who they are: self-serving liars who will throw their constituents under the bus to rubber stamp Donald Trump\u2019s disastrous agenda \u2014 and they\u2019re ready for change. They are putting Republicans on notice and making it crystal clear: any Republican pushing Trump\u2019s unpopular, extreme agenda has no place governing on behalf of Iowa families. That\u2019s why all year long, Iowans have been electing Democrats ready to fight for working Iowans. Make no mistake: when Democrats organize everywhere, we win everywhere, and today is no exception.\u2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe DNC says Drey’s victory is the latest in a string of \u2018Democratic overperformances and victories,\u2019 noting Democrats have won or \u2018overperformed\u2019 in 37 out of 38 \u2018key elections.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Des Moines Register<\/strong><\/a>: Democrat Catelin Drey wins Iowa Senate special election, breaking Republican supermajority<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Stephen Gruber-Miller, 8\/26\/25]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDemocrat 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. \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNational Democratic groups like the Democratic National Committee and the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee invested resources into the race and were quick to trumpet the results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Democratic National Committee hosted phone and text banks in cooperation with the Iowa Democratic Party to turn voters out to support Drey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2018Iowans are seeing Republicans for who they are: self-serving liars who will throw their constituents under the bus to rubber stamp Donald Trump\u2019s disastrous agenda \u2014 and they\u2019re ready for change,\u2019 DNC Chair Ken Martin said in a statement.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Washington Post<\/strong><\/a>: Democrats win special Iowa state Senate race, boosting optimism nationally<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Andrew Jeong and Patrick Svitek, 8\/27\/25]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCatelin Drey (D) flipped a vacant state Senate seat in Iowa\u2019s Sioux City area formerly held by a Republican, defeating Christopher Prosch (R), after she won more than 55 percent of the ballot in a low-turnout race, according to a tally from the office of Iowa\u2019s secretary of state. President Donald Trump comfortably won the district last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDrey drew support from the Democratic National Committee, which said it mobilized more than 30,000 volunteers for the race and argued the outcome was a warning sign for the GOP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2018Iowans are seeing Republicans for who they are: self-serving liars who will throw their constituents under the bus to rubber stamp Donald Trump\u2019s disastrous agenda \u2014 and they\u2019re ready for change,\u2019 DNC Chairman Ken Martin said in a statement.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hill<\/strong><\/a>: Democrats flip Iowa state Senate seat, breaking GOP supermajority<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Jared Gans, 8\/26\/25]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDemocrat Catelin Drey has flipped an open Iowa state Senate seat, adding to the party\u2019s successes in special elections this year, Decision Desk HQ has projected. \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Democratic National Committee (DNC) seized on the opportunity ahead of the election, sending in 30,000 volunteers for \u2018get out the vote\u2019 efforts and hosting text- and phone-banks with the Iowa Democratic Party. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDNC Chair Ken Martin had said the party had failed to recognize the importance of downballot elections for too long and that rebuilding the party \u2018starts from the ground up.\u2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe DNC celebrated Drey\u2019s win Tuesday night, noting the district voted for President Trump by more than 11 points in November. Martin said in a statement that Iowans are seeing Republicans as a \u2018rubber stamp\u2019 for Trump\u2019s agenda and want change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2018They are putting Republicans on notice and making it crystal clear: any Republican pushing Trump\u2019s unpopular, extreme agenda has no place governing on behalf of Iowa families,\u2019 he said. \u2018That\u2019s why all year long, Iowans have been electing Democrats ready to fight for working Iowans. Make no mistake: when Democrats organize everywhere, we win everywhere, and today is no exception.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UPI<\/strong><\/a>: Iowa GOP loses supermajority in state Senate after Democrat’s win<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Jake Thomas, 8\/26\/25]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDemocrat Catelin Drey is on track to break the GOP supermajority in the Iowa state Senate by flipping a seat previously held by a Republican in a Tuesday special election. \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDemocratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin hailed the results in a statement saying they were a sign that voters in the state were ready for a change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2018They are putting Republicans on notice and making it crystal clear: any Republican pushing Trump’s unpopular, extreme agenda has no place governing on behalf of Iowa families,\u2019 he said.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daily Beast<\/strong><\/a>: Dems Celebrate Breaking MAGA Stranglehold on Deep Red State<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Cameron Adams, 8\/27\/25]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCatelin Drey beat Christopher Prosch, who believes rape victims should carry fetuses to term, in a district President Donald Trump won by over 11 points in November. \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAfter Drey\u2019s win, DNC Chair Ken Martin said in a statement, \u2018Iowans are seeing Republicans for who they are: self-serving liars who will throw their constituents under the bus to rubber-stamp Donald Trump\u2019s disastrous agenda\u2014and they\u2019re ready for change.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMartin continued, \u2018They are putting Republicans on notice and making it crystal clear: any Republican pushing Trump\u2019s unpopular, extreme agenda has no place governing on behalf of Iowa families. Make no mistake: when Democrats organize everywhere, we win everywhere, and today is no exception.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Guardian<\/strong><\/a>: Democrat flips Iowa state senate seat and breaks Republican supermajority<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[David Smith, 8\/27\/25]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCatelin Drey flipped Iowa state senate district 1, beating Christopher Prosch in a special election held on Tuesday to fill the seat of the late senator Rocky De Witt. \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Democratic National Committee (DNC) also deployed 30,000 volunteers for \u2018get out the vote\u2019 efforts and hosted text and phone banks in conjunction with the Iowa Democratic party for Drey\u2019s campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKen Martin, chair of the DNC, said: \u2018Iowans are seeing Republicans for who they are: self-serving liars who will throw their constituents under the bus to rubber-stamp Donald Trump\u2019s disastrous agenda \u2013 and they\u2019re ready for change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2018They are putting Republicans on notice and making it crystal clear: any Republican pushing Trump\u2019s unpopular, extreme agenda has no place governing on behalf of Iowa families.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Washington Examiner<\/strong><\/a>: Catelin Drey flips Iowa state Senate seat to break GOP supermajority<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Ross O\u2019Keefe, 8\/26\/25]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDemocrat Catelin Drey beat Republican Christopher Prosch to fill the seat of the late Republican state Sen. Rocky De Witt. \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Democratic National Committee had seized the district, rolling out 30,000 volunteers for \u2018get out the vote\u2019 plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDNC Chairman Ken Martin said in a statement that the committee has ignored down-ballot races \u2018for far too long.\u2019 Breaking the supermajority means any gubernatorial nominee in the state would need at least some Democratic support to be confirmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe DNC celebrated the Tuesday night win, noting Drey\u2019s district voted for Trump by more than 11 points in 2024. Martin said that Iowans want change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2018They are putting Republicans on notice and making it crystal clear: any Republican pushing Trump\u2019s unpopular, extreme agenda has no place governing on behalf of Iowa families,\u2019 he said. \u2018That\u2019s why all year long, Iowans have been electing Democrats ready to fight for working Iowans. Make no mistake: when Democrats organize everywhere, we win everywhere, and today is no exception.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Des Moines Register<\/strong><\/a>: Democrats celebrate Iowa Senate special election victory while GOP calls party ‘desperate’<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Kate Kealey, 8\/27\/25]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Democrats national party Chair Ken Martin pointed to Drey’s win as an example of how the party can rebuild after years of losses at the local and national level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe party deployed a team of 30,000 volunteers to help Drey, Martin said.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Straight Arrow News<\/strong><\/a>: Iowa Democrats flip district that Trump swept 3 times, defeating supermajority<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Krystal Nurse, 8\/27\/25]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDemocrats flipped an Iowa state legislative seat in Sioux City on Tuesday when Catelin Drey won 55% of the votes cast in a low-turnout race, according to results from the Iowa Secretary of State. Drey\u2019s performance represented a more than 20-point swing from Donald Trump\u2019s majority in the district in 2024, and her victory broke a Republican supermajority in the Iowa Senate for the first time since 2022. \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Democratic National Committee said on Tuesday that the party had aggressive get-out-the-vote and phone-banking campaigns to encourage Iowans to vote. \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDNC Chair Ken Martin said in a statement that the election showed Iowans aren\u2019t happy with their Republican lawmakers and are successfully replacing them with Democratic ones. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2018That\u2019s why all year long, Iowans have been electing Democrats ready to fight for working Iowans,\u2019 he said. \u2018Make no mistake: when Democrats organize everywhere, we win everywhere, and today is no exception.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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