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2025 special election for Iowa Senate District 1

Iowa State Senate · Iowa

Catelin Drey (D) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating Christopher Prosch (R) by 10.5 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.

Catelin DreyDemocrat · winner
55.2%4,212
44.7%3,412
7,629 votes

Source: English WikipediaUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 8:26 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2025

Races before and after

EvenR+10.32022R+11.62024 Pres.D+10.52025 special electionD+14.92026

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)