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Voters in Iowa are choosing Sen. Joni Ernst’s replacement after the Republican lawmaker announced last September that she would not seek a third term.
U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, a two-term GOP congresswoman with President Donald Trump’s endorsement, is the establishment favorite. State Rep. Josh Turek, a two-time Paralympian and the first permanently disabled member of the Iowa Legislature, beat state Sen. Zach Wahls in the Democratic primary.
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Trump carried Iowa by 13 points in the 2024 presidential election, and Democrats haven’t won a Senate race there since 2008, but farm-economy strain and tariffs have made the state competitive.
— Matt Loffman
