Tag: Iowa 2026 elections coverage

  • Turek, Hinson running for open U.S. Senate seat in Iowa as Ernst retires

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    Josh Turek (D), Ashley Hinson (R), and Thomas Laehn (L) are running in the general election for U.S. Senate in Iowa on November 3, 2026. Incumbent Joni Ernst (R), first elected in 2014, is not running for re-election. Ernst endorsed Hinson on January 10, 2026. The Iowa Capital Dispatch's Robin Opsahl wrote, "Republicans have seen…

  • Five U.S. House primaries are contested in Iowa this year — the most since 2014

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    This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for the U.S. House of Representatives in Iowa was March 13, 2026. Five primaries — three Democratic and two Republican — are contested this year. That’s the highest total number of contested primaries since 2014. There were three contested primaries in 2024, one in 2022, four in 2020,…