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Midterms 2026 · US Senate

Iowa Senate race: Ashley Hinson vs Josh Turek

How the candidates in the Iowa Senate race are arguing their case, read the same way for each of them. Updated every 15 minutes until election day, 3 November 2026.

Cook Political Report rating: Toss-up

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Ashley Hinson

Republican

Absolutes0.4
Threat & fear0.2
Leverage0.2

Hostility this week 0.9 / 10, in line with their usual.

Audience impact, 30 days: +0.7 leans reassuring

20 Oct 2026 · yahoo.com

So I want you to channel that into action in getting your friends out to vote, help give us a little gas money for our bus, make sure we're showing up at the polls, because there is more to do.

Audience impact +2 reassures or unites

17 Oct 2026 · washingtonexaminer.com

Use that anger about these lies that they’re telling about us on TV.

Audience impact −2 alarms or divides

16 Oct 2026 · Roll Call

The House should return to DC immediately to work to pause diesel exports, suspend the gas tax, fully unleash E15 and biodiesel, and work on a diesel relief program for truckers and farmers. Americans need relief and I’ll work with anyone to deliver.

Audience impact +2 reassures or unites

16 Oct 2026 · newsweek.com

This is absolutely heartbreaking news. Please keep the Lauridsen and Sand families in your prayers as they grieve this unimaginable loss.
Absolutes

Audience impact −1 leans negative

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Josh Turek

Democrat

Absolutes0.6
Threat & fear0.5
Leverage0.2

Hostility this week 0.6 / 10, 0.9 below their usual 1.5.

Audience impact, 30 days: +0.4 neutral

19 Oct 2026 · Campaign of Josh Turek

She’s not looked out for Iowans. …It’s time to send a common sense prairie populist out there who’s going to actually fight for everyday Iowans. One of the things that I love about the farmers market is I get to see so many small businesses from around the…
Threat & fearDeniability hedgeVague promise

Audience impact −1 leans negative

19 Oct 2026 · Campaign of Josh Turek

Washington Republicans are going to historic lengths to try and buy this race for Ashley Hinson because they know what we know: Iowans are sick and tired of D.C. politicians like Ashley Hinson who sell out Iowa to make themselves and their billionaire donors…

Audience impact 0 neutral

19 Oct 2026 · ktiv.com

It’s been a failure amongst Democrats. Not enough Democrats have gone out here into rural communities and gone to all 99 counties and actually made a focus of their campaign issues that farmers are dealing with.

Audience impact −1 leans negative

17 Oct 2026 · yahoo.com

Now she's begging for gas money while Iowans are struggling to fill up their tanks and Iowa farmers are struggling to afford the diesel to harvest their fields.

Audience impact 0 neutral

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