Tag: U.S. Senate Iowa

  • 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…

  • Josh Turek defeated Zach Wahls in the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate in Iowa on June 2, 2026

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    Josh Turek (D) defeated Zach Wahls (D) in the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate in Iowa on June 2, 2026. Incumbent Sen. Joni Ernst (R) did not run for re-election. The Cook Political Report's Jessica Taylor described this race as one of the 2026 primaries in which Democrats debated about what type of candidate…