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Iowa U.S. Senate, Class 2

Iowa has two U.S. Senate seats. The Class 3 seat

Who Holds This Seat

Joni Ernst

Republican · U.S. Senator

Holds This SeatNot on the 2026 ballot

Running in 2026

CandidateNov 3 General
Ashley Hinson

Republican · U.S. Representative (IA-02)

Ballot
On the 2026 ballot
Last Change
Profile updated · Sep 24
Raised
$10,267,215cycle to date through Jun 30
Cash on Hand
$6,749,491cycle to date through Jun 30

View on FEC.govFEC, cycle to date through Jun 30, 2026

CandidateNov 3 General
Thomas Laehn

Libertarian

Ballot
On the 2026 ballot
Last Change
Profile updated · Sep 24
Raised
$54,429cycle to date through Jun 30
Cash on Hand
$8,334cycle to date through Jun 30

View on FEC.govFEC, cycle to date through Jun 30, 2026

CandidateNov 3 General
Josh Turek

Democrat · State Representative (IA-HD-20)

Ballot
On the 2026 ballot
Last Change
New finance report · Sep 30
Raised
$6,276,527cycle to date through Jun 30
Cash on Hand
$2,362,314cycle to date through Jun 30

View on FEC.govFEC, cycle to date through Jun 30, 2026

Polls

  • Marist PollGeneral election · U.S. Senate

    Josh Turek 50% · Ashley Hinson 42% · Someone else 2% · Undecided/No answer 5%

    Sep 17, 2026 to Sep 20, 2026 · 1,050 RV · ±4.4 pts · phone/text/online · Marist Poll Iowa

  • co/efficientGeneral election · U.S. Senate

    Ashley Hinson 46% · Josh Turek 42% · Thomas Laehn 2% · Undecided 9%

    Sep 14, 2026 to Sep 16, 2026 · 831 LV · ±3.39 pts · text/IVR · co/efficient Iowa Senate Battleground Poll

Released public polls of this race, as each pollster reported them. A poll is a snapshot, not a forecast.

On File, Not Running

Zach P Wahls

Democrat · State Senator

Not on the 2026 ballot

Chris Henry

Democrat · Ran for U.S. Senate

Not on the 2026 ballot

Jackie Norris

Democrat · Ran for U.S. Senate

Not on the 2026 ballot

James Carlin

Republican · Ran for U.S. Senate

Not on the 2026 ballot

James Scholten

Democrat · Ran for U.S. Senate

Not on the 2026 ballot

John Berman

Republican · Ran for U.S. Senate

Not on the 2026 ballot

Joshua Daniel Smith

Republican · Ran for U.S. Senate

Not on the 2026 ballot

Nathan Sage

Democrat · Ran for U.S. Senate

Not on the 2026 ballot

Past Results

United States Senator

Iowa General Election 2020-11-03 · Nov 3, 2020
CandidateVotesShare
Joni ErnstRepublican864,99751.7%
Theresa GreenfieldDemocrat754,85945.2%
Rick StewartLibertarian36,9612.2%
Suzanne Herzog13,8000.8%
Write-in1,2110.1%

Certified — Iowa county canvass results as published by the Iowa Secretary of State (Clarity ENR final county uploads; county totals reconcile exactly to the State Board of Canvassers canvass summary) · Iowa Secretary of State — Election Night Reporting / Precinct Results by County

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