A Democratic candidate flipped an open Iowa state Senate seat in a critical special election on Tuesday.

Democrat 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.

Why It Matters

President Donald Trump and his Republicans are facing the prospect of vulnerabilities in the run-up to the midterm elections next year.

The district primarily consists of Woodbury County, which President Trump carried by double digits in the 2024 presidential election.

Drey's victory marks the end of the Iowa House's Republican supermajority, and she becomes the first Democrat to represent the district since 2013, the We Are Iowa television station reported.

What To Know

Drey secured 55 perce

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