DES MOINES, Iowa —

Iowa Senate Republicans lost their supermajority Tuesday after Democrat Catelin Drey won a special election in Senate District 1 , according to unofficial results.

The seat opened after Sen. Rocky DeWitt died in June.

Republicans still hold a majority in the chamber, but the result reduces their margin.

“This is a shot in the arm, not only to us, but across the country,” Iowa Democratic Party Chair Rita Hart said, calling the flip of the district a sign of momentum.

“We have clear eyes as to what took place here, what it took to get this victory, and what that means going forward,” Hart said.

Iowa GOP Chair Jeff Kaufmann downplayed the result, saying in a statement that “national Democrats were so desperate for a win that they activated 30,000 volunteers and a fl

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