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Democrats break GOP supermajority in Iowa Senate by flipping Republican seat in special election

Democrats break GOP supermajority in Iowa Senate by flipping Republican seat in special election
nation8/27/2025

Catelin Drey's win gives her party an additional seat, bringing the number of Democrats serving in the upper chamber to 17 and breaking Republicans' two-thirds supermajority.

Iowa Democrats scored a significant victory Tuesday by flipping a Republican seat in a special election and breaking the GOP supermajority in the state Senate. Catelin Drey won the Sioux City-area district with 55% of the vote to Republican opponent ... [1191 chars]