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In Iowa Senate race, Hinson-Turek matchup set for November

Iowa state Rep. Josh Turek, a two-time Paralympic gold medalist who bills himself as a “commonsense prairie populist,” won the Democratic nomination for the state’s open Senate seat Tuesday. Turek beat state Sen. Zach Wahls in a contest that symbolized some of the party’s ideological divisions. Wahls ran as an…

Roll Call · Jun 3

Trump-backed candidate loses in Iowa governor’s race as Democrats look to flip Senate seat

Establishment Democrat beats Zach Wahls in primary as party eyes success in Republican-dominated state

The Guardian - US · Jun 3

Democratic Primaries 2026: California Governor Race and House Battles Put Party Future on the Line

Tuesday's elections in California, Iowa, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, and South Dakota will determine nominees in several battleground races.

International Business Times · Jun 2

Iowa Democrats pursue ‘once in a generation opportunity’ amid farmer woes

Every day, Seth Watkins wakes with the sun.  The 58-year-old farmer raises livestock on a southwest Iowa farm that’s been in his family since the 1840s. Like most farmers, Watkins is up and working before much of the rest of the country’s alarm clocks go off, feeding his cows and…

Roll Call · Apr 14

Can this former Paralympian use tariff anger to flip a Senate seat in deep-red Iowa?

ANALYSIS: Josh Turek, a Democrat running for Senate in Iowa, talks to The Independent about why Democrats might finally have a shot at winning in Iowa.

The Independent UK · Feb 23

At the Races: Reeling in the recruits - Roll Call

Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, as some familiar Democratic names reenter the fray.

Roll Call · Aug 14, 2025