Democrats celebrate the victory of special elections in the Senate of the State of Iowa, ending the Republican Supermayoria

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Democrats celebrate the victory of special elections in the Senate of the State of Iowa, ending the Republican Supermayoria

The national Democrats are celebrating the results of a special election for the Senate of the State of Iowa, after Democrat Catelin Drey won in a district president Donald Trump for 11 points in 2024 to break a republican supermayority of the Chamber.

Republicans argue that the low participation career will not reflect voters who go out to support the party in partial exams, and that the results are influenced by the efforts of the National Democratic Committee to inject national money and volunteers in the race.

But the results are a possible warning signal for Republicans and suggest that democratic voters may be more committed to next year’s elections, where congress control is at stake.

Drey won with 55% of the votes, with Republican Christopher Prosch obtaining 44%, According to preliminary results from the Woodbury County Auditor office.

“For the fourth consecutive special election, Iowa voted for change,” said the president of the Iowa Democratic Party, Rita Hart, after Drey’s victory.

“Our state is ready for a new direction and Iowa Democrats will continue to present candidates who can offer a better representation for Iowans,” Hart added.

Catelin Drey, Democratic candidate for the Senate of the State of Iowa, is seen in an ad for her campaign.

Catelin Drey campaign

Ken Martin, president of the National Democratic Committee, said Wednesday that the party mobilized more than 30,000 volunteers to help Drey and Iowa democrats.

Martin, in a statement that promotes Drey’s victory, said that the Iawans are “putting the Republicans in warning and making it clear: any Republican who pushes the unpopular and extreme agenda of Trump does not take place that governs in the name of the families of Iowa.”

“That is why throughout the year, the Iawans have been choosing the democrats ready to fight to work in Iowans. They do not make mistakes: when the Democrats organize everywhere, we win everywhere, and today it is no exception,” Martin said.

This is the second time this year in which the Democrats have won a special election in Iowa. In January, they turned another seat in the Senate of the Iowa state in a republican area that President Trump won by 21 points last November.

Capitol of the state of Iowa in Des Moines, Iowa.

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The result of Tuesday’s special election also has practical implications for the State. Without a supermayoria, Republicans can no longer confirm to those named of the governor without democratic support.

The president of the Iowa Republican Party, Jeff Kaufman, on social networks, minimized the victory for the Democrats.

“National Democrats were so desperate for a victory that activated 30,000 volunteers and an avalanche of national money to win a special election of the state Senate for a few hundred votes,” Kaufman wrote In X. “If @dnc thinks that things are suddenly so great again for them in Iowa, they will bring the Caucus back.”

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