Overview

• Catelin Drey defeated Republican Christopher Prosch in District 1, with unofficial results showing 55% to 44% from the Woodbury County Auditor's Office.
• Decision Desk HQ projected the flip, shifting the Iowa Senate to 33 Republicans and 17 Democrats.
• Losing the two-thirds margin blocks party-line confirmations of the governor’s nominees and complicates any veto overrides that require the same threshold.
• The DNC mounted an intensive push in the Trump-leaning Sioux City area, citing a 30,000‑volunteer get-out-the-vote operation.
• In Georgia’s District 21, Democrat Debra Shigley appeared poised for a runoff next month after no candidate secured a majority.