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Iowa's Senate and governor races, including Ashley Hinson and Josh Turek.
2026 Senate race: Ashley Hinson (R) vs. Josh Turek (D) (Cook rating: Toss Up, Nov. 2). Governor: Rob Sand (D) vs. Zach Lahn (R) (Cook: Lean D, Oct. 29). Polls close 9 p.m. ET. Iowa 2026 election guide → Ratings: Cook Political Report.
Since Oct. 15, Jamoke News has tracked 38 Iowa Politics stories from 11 outlets. The most widely covered: WATCH: Trump rallies in Iowa with GOP Senate candidate Ashley Hinson (3 outlets, Oct. 22).
38 stories · Updated Nov 8, 2026, 6:12 AM ET · RSS feed
Most-covered Iowa Politics stories
- WATCH: Trump rallies in Iowa with GOP Senate candidate Ashley Hinson 3 outlets Oct 22
- As early voting surges, Trump reshuffles his schedule to add back rallies in Iowa and Kansas 3 outlets Oct 29
- Democrat Rob Sand wins election to be Iowa's next governor 3 outlets Nov 3
- Trump makes final campaign push in Iowa and Kansas as Republicans try to hang on to majority 3 outlets Nov 1
- Thune campaigns with Ashley Hinson as Senate GOP zeroes in on Iowa 2 outlets Oct 23
Latest Iowa Politics coverage
- Texas, Iowa, Georgia brace for new education fights under Democratic governors 1 outlet Nov 8
- Rob Sand's runway modeling past resurfaces after Iowa gubernatorial win 1 outlet Nov 6
- Iowa Democrat who quit race wins seat anyway 1 outlet Nov 4
- Josh Turek delivers flips control of Senate with Iowa upset 2 outlets Nov 4
- Bohannan Unseats Miller-Meeks in Iowa, Flipping Key House Seat 2 outlets Nov 4
- Iowa GOP Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks ousted in rematch 1 outlet Nov 4
- Democrat Rob Sand wins election to be Iowa's next governor 3 outlets Nov 3
- Democratic Iowa Senate candidate says he split his ticket 1 outlet Nov 3
- Live Results: Iowa Senate midterm election 1 outlet Nov 3
- Josh Turek pitches "generational change" in tight Iowa Senate race 1 outlet Nov 2
- Trump promised a steel mill in this rural Iowa region. But is it all a midterm election ploy? 1 outlet Nov 2
- Iowa’s cancer crisis could reshape the state’s biggest midterm races 1 outlet Nov 2
- Trump makes final campaign push in Iowa and Kansas as Republicans try to hang on to majority 3 outlets Nov 1
- WATCH: Trump rallies in Iowa as part of final push before Election Day 1 outlet Nov 1
- Democrats criticize Turek over ad on trans issues 1 outlet Nov 1
- Live updates: Democrats hold 'unity rally' in Michigan amid internal divisions; Trump campaigns in Kansas, Iowa 2 outlets Nov 1
- Cancer crisis throws wild card into Iowa elections 1 outlet Oct 30
- Democrats, Hopeful All Over the Senate Map, Remain Jittery About Iowa 1 outlet Oct 30
- As early voting surges, Trump reshuffles his schedule to add back rallies in Iowa and Kansas 3 outlets Oct 29
- Trump cancels Iowa rally, will hold telerallies instead 1 outlet Oct 29
- Can a Democrat stop Iowa’s red drift? 5 moments from the governor’s debate 1 outlet Oct 28
- Hinson calls Putin 'murderer,' says US should not make deals with Russia 1 outlet Oct 25
- Iowa’s Senate rivals pitch independence from their parties 1 outlet Oct 25
- An Iowa Republican’s Unusual Connection to the Kochs (and Kansas) 1 outlet Oct 25
- Surging diesel prices loom over Republicans in Iowa's midterm races 1 outlet Oct 23
- Trump floats unconstitutional third term at campaign rally in Iowa – video 1 outlet Oct 23
- Trump's midterm campaign tour stops in Iowa 1 outlet Oct 23
- Thune campaigns with Ashley Hinson as Senate GOP zeroes in on Iowa 2 outlets Oct 23
- Trump focuses on farmers in Iowa visit, as GOP struggles on fertile ground 1 outlet Oct 22
- Trump tells Iowa rally crowd he encouraged Ramaswamy to keep running widely criticized campaign ad – as it happened 1 outlet Oct 22
- As Trump promises 'goodies' if GOP wins, Iowa Republican says he’s ‘not confident in D.C.’ 1 outlet Oct 22
- Live updates: Trump heads to Iowa, candidates make final pitches with 10 days until midterms 1 outlet Oct 22
- WATCH: Trump rallies in Iowa with GOP Senate candidate Ashley Hinson 3 outlets Oct 22
- Reliably Red Iowa in Play as Economic Woes Mount 1 outlet Oct 22
- Inside Iowa’s critical midterm Senate race 1 outlet Oct 21
- Iowa Senate candidate Josh Turek says he wouldn’t impeach Trump 1 outlet Oct 21
- Iowa is testing whether Democrats can win rural voters 1 outlet Oct 19
- RFK Jr.-aligned MAHA group spends big on Iowa governor's race 1 outlet Oct 15
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