SIOUX CITY, Iowa (FOX 9) - Iowa Democrat Catelin Drey won a race for the state Senate , flipping the district and breaking the Republican's supermajority.
Catelin Drey flips Republican seat in Iowa Senate
Local perspective:
Drey defeated Republican Christopher Prosch in the race for an open Senate seat in Senate District 1. The seat was left open after Sen. Rocky De Witt, a Republican, died in June.
Drey secured 55% of the vote, or 4,208 votes, to Prosch's 3,411 votes in the special election held on Tuesday. President Donald Trump carried the district by more than 11 points last year.
Why you should care:
Drey's win breaks the GOP's supermajority in the Iowa Senate, which gives Democrats more power in the state Senate. That includes the ability to stop the governor's nominees, wh