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Iowa Democrats celebrate as Drey wins special election, breaks GOP supermajority

Updated: 7:35 AM CDT Aug 27, 2025
By Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (Iowa Capital Dispatch) —
Iowa Republicans’ supermajority in the state Senate was broken Tuesday as Democrat Catelin Drey won the special election for Iowa Senate District 1.

Drey faced off against Republican Christopher Prosch in the election, which was called to fill the seat after Sen. Rocky De Witt, R-Lawton, passed away due to pancreatic cancer in June. According to preliminary results, Drey, a 37-year-old from Sioux City, won the election by 55% to Prosch’s 44%, according to unofficial results published by the Woodbury County Auditor’s Office.

That's a big margin to win by. It's a sign of elections to come.

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