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Senate race · 2026

Iowa Senate Race

Compare sourced candidate information for the November 3, 2026 U.S. Senate election. Check the state election office for the complete ballot and any qualified write-in candidates.

3 documented candidates · what each one campaigns on

Josh Turek

Democratic

Currently: State Representative

Josh Turek, 47, is a two-term state representative for House District 20 and is the first permanently disabled member of the Iowa Legislature.

Campaign platform

  • Combat High Prices

    Turek would address high prices by enacting a federal ban on 'price gouging on food' and banning private equity firms from purchasing single-family homes and farmland.

    EconomySource
  • Disability Rights

    He supports ending 14C certificates which allow sub-minimum wages for disabled individuals and raising Social Security income and asset limits for disabled individuals.

    JusticeSource
  • Healthcare Access

    Turek would protect and expand the Affordable Care Act, cap prescription drug prices, and introduce a public option for healthcare coverage.

    HealthSource
  • Campaign Finance Reform

    He supports banning corporate PAC money, passing a constitutional amendment to reverse Citizens United, and enacting term limits for Congress and Supreme Court Justices.

    DemocracySource
  • Middle Class Tax Cuts

    Turek proposes cutting taxes for middle-class families while closing 'loopholes' for billionaires and large businesses.

    EconomySource

Ashley Hinson

Republican

Currently: Member of Congress

Ashley Hinson, 42, is currently serving on the House Appropriations Committee, House Select Committee on China, and the House Ethics Committee.

Campaign platform

  • Housing affordability and tax cuts

    Supports tax-free first-time homebuyer savings and blocking institutional investors from single-family homes.

    EconomySource
  • Lower prescription drug costs

    Wants pharmacy benefit manager transparency and expanded rural health access.

    Health CareSource
  • Family farms and biofuels

    Champions year-round E15, opposes California's Prop 12 and backs passing a Farm Bill.

    Agriculture & RuralSource
  • Secure the border

    Supports enforcing immigration law and deporting criminal offenders.

    ImmigrationSource
  • Veterans' health care

    Wants expanded rural veteran mental health access and full VA funding.

    VeteransSource

Thomas Laehn

Libertarian

Thomas Laehn is running as a Libertarian candidate for the U.S. Senate.

Campaign platform

  • End Commercial Eminent Domain

    Laehn supports prohibiting private companies from using eminent-domain powers to seize property for commercial gain.

    JusticeSource
  • Require Congressional Consent For Wars

    Laehn pledges to oppose wars started by presidents without congressional consent and to bring troops home.

    DefenseSource
  • Require A Balanced Federal Budget

    Laehn supports a balanced-budget constitutional amendment and opposes funding that increases the national debt except in extreme emergencies.

    EconomySource
  • Expand Legal Immigration

    Laehn supports securing the border while raising or eliminating caps on legal immigration.

    ImmigrationSource
  • Decriminalize Marijuana

    Laehn says his first Senate bill would decriminalize marijuana possession and use.

    JusticeSource

This is a sourced candidate guide, not a certified ballot. Confirm the full ballot, including any qualified write-in candidates, with the state election office .

Platform items are drawn from candidates’ own campaign materials and public reporting, summarised neutrally. They are what a candidate says they will do — not a judgement about whether they will do it. Once a candidate is serving in Congress, their record moves to the senator profiles.