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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The Democratic National Committee had seized the district, rolling out 30,000 volunteers for “get out the vote” plans.

DNC Chairman Ken Martin said in a statement that the committee has

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