Democrat Catelin Drey on Tuesday scored a special state Senate election upset victory in a district President Donald Trump won by double digits in 2024.

Drey was declared the victor in the special election, beating Republican Christopher Prosch. Results from Iowa’s State Senate District 1 show Drey with 55% of the vote, with Prosch collecting roughly 45%.

Drey, the founder of the grassroots public advocacy group Moms for Iowa, said that her campaign was driven by the need “to make some changes” in Iowa.

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“People, especially in Iowa, are desperate for something to give,” Drey said on the Cornhole Champions podcast. “What does it look like to live in a state whose representation does not reflect the actual will of the people who are being represented?”

In 2024, Trump won the area

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