{"id":839,"date":"2026-06-03T05:12:53","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T05:12:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=839"},"modified":"2026-06-03T05:12:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T05:12:53","slug":"prairie-populist-turek-wins-democratic-nomination-for-us-senate-in-iowa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=839","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Prairie populist&#8217; Turek wins Democratic nomination for US Senate in Iowa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Summary<\/li>\n<li>Companies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>WASHINGTON, June 2 (Reuters) &#8211; Iowa State Representative Josh Turek, who describes himself as a &#8220;common-sense prairie populist,&#8221; won the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate on \u200bTuesday and a chance in November to become the party&#8217;s first \u200bsenator from the farm-belt state since 2008.<\/div>\n<div>Turek, who is backed by \u2060national Democrats and former Democratic Senator Tom Harkin, defeated state Senator Zach \u200bWahls 63.7%-36.3% with 30.6% of the vote counted, according to the Associated Press. \u200bHe will square off against Republican U.S. Representative Ashley Hinson, who won her party&#8217;s nomination for the open seat.<\/div>\n<div>Turek and Hinson are running to replace Republican Joni Ernst, a two-term senator \u200band retired military officer whose decision to retire from Congress has given \u200bDemocrats hopes of picking up the seat in the general election and potentially taking control \u200cof \u2060the Senate.<\/div>\n<div>Turek, a 47-year-old gold medalist in Paralympic wheelchair basketball, has a history of getting elected in Republican areas, which supporters say could help him appeal to disaffected Republicans and independents at a time of rising economic anxiety. He \u200bhas also championed access \u200bto healthcare, a \u2060living wage, affordable housing and other policies important to working families.<\/div>\n<div>Hinson, a 42-year-old three-term congresswoman and former news anchor, \u200bis backed by President Donald Trump, Senate Majority Leader John \u200bThune \u2060and Ernst. She opposed legislation that ultimately codified the right to same-sex marriage and has campaigned on her support for Trump&#8217;s 2025 tax-cut and spending bill.<\/div>\n<div>Independent analysts \u2060rate Iowa&#8217;s \u200bopen Senate seat as likely to remain \u200bRepublican. 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