3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Oct 30
Summary
Iowa has emerged as a major Democratic anxiety point because Josh Turek and Ashley Hinson remain in a dead heat even as other deep-red Senate races have grown more competitive for Democrats.
Trump’s 13-point Iowa win in 2024 still hangs over the race, and Democrats are also battling a weakened national brand in a state Republicans have dominated since 2016.
Hinson has entered the contest with higher name recognition, more campaign cash and what strategists in both parties privately describe as stronger political talent than some other top Republican Senate nominees.
Turek, a moderate state representative and former Paralympian, has nonetheless stayed close in polling, leaving Iowa one of the most unpredictable races on an already volatile Senate map.