Iowa Democrat Catelin Drey defeated Republican Christopher Prosch for an open state Senate seat. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Drey won a district President Donald Trump carried by more than 11 points last year, and the president won Zimmer's district by more than 20 points.
Democrats have won several other special-election wins this year as the party hopes to build on the momentum leading into next year's midterm elections, when they'll attempt to flip the GOP majorities in the U.S. House and U.S. Senate.
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Democratic National Committee chair Ken Martin said, "Iowans are seeing Republicans for who they are." (DNC)
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Drey’s victory breaks a Republican supermajority in the state Senate, giving Iowa Democrats more authority to stop GOP initiatives – including the ability to stop the governor's nominees, who require two-thirds support for confirmation.
Fox News' Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.
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