Iowa Primary-Election Map: Live Results
In the Iowa primary elections, Ashley Hinson and Josh Turek emerged victorious in their respective races. Hinson, a congresswoman, will face Turek, a state representative, in the November election to replace retiring Republican senator Joni Ernst. The gubernatorial race is also heating up, with multiple candidates vying for the position following Kim Reynolds' decision not to seek re-election.
- ▪Ashley Hinson won the Republican primary and will compete for the Senate seat against Josh Turek, who won the Democratic primary.
- ▪Hinson has received endorsements from prominent GOP figures including Joni Ernst and Donald Trump.
- ▪The gubernatorial primary features five Republican candidates, with Randy Feenstra and Zach Lahn as front-runners.
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Election 2026Iowa Primary-Election Results: Josh Turek and Ashley Hinson WinThe two candidates will face off in November in the race to replace the Republican senator, Joni Ernst.June 3, 2026Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this storyIowa Senate PrimaryLast September, the two-term Iowa senator Joni Ernst announced that she was stepping down. A few months earlier, she faced criticism for responding to constituent concerns about Medicaid cuts by saying, “Well, we all are going to die.” On Tuesday, in the Republican contest, Ashley Hinson, a congresswoman representing the state’s Second District, defeated Jim Carlin, a former state senator who previously attempted to primary the Republican senator Chuck Grassley in 2022. Hinson had the support of much of the G.O.P.
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