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Democrats pounce in reliably red Iowa, fueled by special election hopium  Politico Could Iowa Be The Democrats’ Next Pickup? (w. Josh Turek)  The Bulwark Soul-searching Iowa Democrats want revenge: ‘We create great programs, but it takes us 15 years to implement them’  Le Monde.fr Scholten suspends US Senate campaign, endorses Turek  Iowa Starting Line On Iowa Politics Podcast: August 22, 2025 Edition  thegazette.com Source link

Republican Sen. Joni Ernst will not run for reelection in Iowa, sources say  The Washington Post Joni Ernst won’t seek reelection to Senate in 2026, sources say  CBS News Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst won’t seek reelection to third term, sources tell CNN  CNN Republican Sen. Joni Ernst won’t seek re-election in Iowa in 2026  NBC News Ernst Is Part of a Bigger Problem for …

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, an Iraq War combat veteran and Iowa’s first woman elected to Congress, is expected to announce next month she will not seek reelection, leaving another vacancy in an Iowa seat that could have ripple effects down the ballot as Democrats look to the state for pickup opportunities. As Senate Republicans work …

Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst set to retire  Axios Joni Ernst won’t seek reelection to Senate in 2026, sources say  CBS News Republican Sen. Joni Ernst won’t seek re-election in Iowa in 2026  NBC News Iowa’s Joni Ernst to retire from Congress, despite pressure from Republican leaders  MSNBC News Ernst Is Part of a Bigger Problem for Republicans in Iowa  Bloomberg.com Source link

Facebook Tweet Email Link Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst has decided not to seek reelection to a third term, two people familiar with the decision say, and is poised to make an announcement next week. Ernst has been wrestling with the decision for months, but began telling friends in recent days. Her retirement creates an open Senate seat in Iowa. …

Catelin Drey hugged her young daughter when she won a special election for a spot in the Iowa Senate. A crowd of supporters, including family, friends and volunteers, erupted into applause upon hearing the news. The 37-year-old Democrat won by 11 percentage points in a state Senate district that President Donald Trump carried by 10 points in 2024. Her win …

Iowa Democrats haven’t had much to cheer in recent years. But a string of strong performances in special legislative elections this year — vastly outdoing 2024 Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris’ results in all of them — are fueling hope that the party could flip some major Republican-held offices in next year’s midterm elections. Democrats had already expressed excitement about …

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Democrat has won a special election for an Iowa state Senate seat in a district that had been held by Republicans and had voted heavily for President Donald Trump in 2024, adding to the Democratic Party’s hope that it can flip more seats during the 2026 midterm elections. Democrat Catelin Drey handily defeated Republican …

Democrat wins Iowa Senate race, upending Republican supermajority  The Washington Post Democrats break GOP’s supermajority in Iowa after flipping state Senate seat  Fox News Joni Ernst Issued Warning After Democrats Flip Iowa Seat  Newsweek Iowa Democrat Appears to Flip State Legislative Seat in Upset Victory  The New York Times Key takeaways from Tuesday’s special elections in Iowa and Georgia  The Hill Source link

Facebook Tweet Email Link Democrat Catelin Drey will win an Iowa state Senate special election, CNN projects, flipping the seat and breaking the Republican supermajority in the chamber. President Donald Trump won the Sioux City-area 1st senate district by 11 percentage points in November, so Drey’s margin of victory, currently about 10 points, represents a significant overperformance for Democrats. An …