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Senate, U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa) celebrates on stage with her family during a primary night election party on June 2, 2026 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Hinson won the Republican nomination
Ashley Hinson for US Senate seat [Iowa](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/iowa) voters nominated candidates in primary
Iowa state representative Josh Turek won the Democratic nomination for the state’s open US Senate seat – setting him up to face off against Ashley Hinson
Iowa voters also set up a closely watched Senate race after state Representative Josh Turek defeated state Senator Zach Wahls in the Democratic primary, while Representative Ashley Hinson comfortably secured the Republican nomination
Ashley Hinson this fall. After Turek’s win, Cook Political Report [moved](https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/senate/iowa-senate/turek-primary-win-iowa-senate-shifts-likely-lean-republican) the race from “likely Republican” to “lean Republican”, noting that Turek’s life story (he was born with spina bifida
nomination, where Turek has clashed with state senator Zach Wahls over which candidate is better suited to appeal to the state’s right-leaning voters. Wahls, whose 2011 [speech](https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/apr/23/boy-scouts-should-include-gay-adults) to the Iowa
Iowa offers a golden opportunity to gain ground. Two main Democrats are racing to be their nominee for Ernst’s seat: State Representative Josh Turek and State Senator Zach Wahls. Turek is seen as more
nominated in Tuesday’s primaries — will help carry Democrats in down ballot races. “You go into these rural communities, the word that I hear the most is ‘betrayal,’” Josh Turek, the Democratic nominee