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 a stretch of victories in Iowa in recent election cycles — currently, Iowa has an all-Republican delegation in Washington D.C., and Republicans hold a trifecta of control at the Statehouse. Though political forecasters like Cook Political Report rate Iowa’s U.S. Senate seat as 'leans Republican,' Democrats believe Turek — alongside other Democratic candidates on the ballot — will shift the political tides in Iowa."
