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Democrats flip Iowa Senate seat, break GOP's supermajority

Headline from Fox7 Austin, on the newest of 2 developments

Iowa Democrat Catelin Drey won a race for the state Senate, flipping the district and breaking the Republican's supermajority.

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Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Iowa GOP loses supermajority in state Senate after Democrat's win

    Headline from UPI ·

  2. Newest

    Democrats flip Iowa Senate seat, break GOP's supermajority

    Headline from Fox7 Austin ·

1 report not tied to one development ·

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Reports & sources

22 articles, oldest first.

  1. Washington Examiner

    DNC bolsters Iowa state Senate candidate Catelin Drey to break GOP supermajority (opens Washington Examiner)

    Published

    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Democrat Catelin Drey is facing Republican Christopher Prosch. If she flips the state Senate seat, it will break the Republican supermajority.

  2. UPI

    Iowa GOP loses supermajority in state Senate after Democrat's win (opens UPI)

    Published

    UPI's feed description

    Democrat Catelin Drey flipped an Iowa legislative seat held by a Republican, which the party hopes is a bright spot going into the 2026 midterm elections.

  3. Salon

    Iowa Democrat wins deep pro-Trump district to break GOP supermajority (opens Salon)

    Published

    Salon's feed description

    Democrat Catelin Drey won an upset victory in a district Donald Trump carried by 23 points.

  4. The Guardian

    Democrat flips Iowa state senate seat and breaks Republican supermajority (opens The Guardian)

    Published

    The Guardian's feed description

    Catelin Drey beats extremist Christopher Prosch, flipping district so Democrats can block governor’s appointments

  5. The Daily Caller

    Iowa Dems Break GOP Supermajority With Special Election Win (opens The Daily Caller)

    Published

    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Democrats scored a special election victory in Iowa on Tuesday, flipping a Republican-held state Senate seat and breaking the GOP’s supermajority.

  6. Fox News

    Democrats break GOP's supermajority in Iowa after flipping state Senate seat (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Iowa Democrat Catelin Drey defeated Republican Christopher Prosch, flipping a GOP-held state Senate seat with 55% of the vote.

  7. Fox7 Austin

    Democrats flip Iowa Senate seat, break GOP's supermajority (opens Fox7 Austin)

    Published

    Fox7 Austin's feed description

    Iowa Democrat Catelin Drey won a race for the state Senate, flipping the district and breaking the Republican's supermajority.

  8. CNN

    Iowa Democrat Catelin Drey flips state senate seat to break GOP supermajority, CNN projects (opens CNN)

    Published

    CNN's feed description

    Democrat Catelin Drey will win an Iowa state Senate special election, CNN projects, flipping the seat and breaking the Republican supermajority in the chamber.

  9. MyNorthwest

    Democrat Catelin Drey's victory in Iowa special election breaks GOP supermajority (opens MyNorthwest)

    Published

    MyNorthwest's feed description

    DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Democrat has won a special election for an Iowa state Senate seat in a district that had been held by Republicans and had voted

  10. NBC News

    Democrats break GOP supermajority in Iowa Senate by flipping Republican seat in special election (opens NBC News)

    Published

    NBC News's feed description

    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.

  11. KAAL Rochester

    Catelin Drey wins Iowa Senate District 1 special election, breaking Republican supermajority (opens KAAL Rochester)

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    KAAL Rochester's feed description

    Democrat Catelin Drey prevailed over Republican Christopher Prosch in the special election for Iowa Senate District 1, which covers much of Woodbury County.

  12. Southern Minnesota

    Iowa Democrats celebrate as Drey wins special election, breaks GOP supermajority (opens Southern Minnesota)

    Published

    Southern Minnesota's feed description

    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

  13. Washington Examiner

    Catelin Drey flips Iowa state Senate seat to break GOP supermajority (opens Washington Examiner)

    Published

    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Democrat Catelin Drey beat Republican Christopher Prosch to fill the seat of the late Republican state Sen. Rocky De Witt.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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