Iowa

Called for D (flip)R -0.3closes 10:00 pm ET

Called · 90% in · Turek +4.9 (NBC call)

Who's running

Josh TurekD50.7% · 90% in

Josh Turek was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa, with spina bifida and has used a wheelchair since he was a kid. He became a star wheelchair basketball player and won two gold medals and a bronze for the United States at the Paralympics. He won a seat in the Iowa House in 2022 by just six votes and has served there for almost four years. He is the first permanently disabled member of the Iowa legislature.

What they say they'll do

He wants a public health insurance option and to undo the 2025 cuts to Medicaid.
He wants to end the Trump tariffs that he says hurt Iowa farmers.
He wants a federal law that brings back the abortion rights from Roe v. Wade.
He calls himself a common-sense moderate and says he has voted with Republicans on taxes and public safety.

Ashley HinsonR45.8% · 90% in

Ashley Hinson grew up in Des Moines and worked for more than ten years as a TV news reporter and anchor in Cedar Rapids. She won a seat in the Iowa House in 2016 and served there four years. In 2020 she won a seat in the U.S. House and has served there almost six years. Senator Joni Ernst is retiring, and Ernst and President Trump both back Hinson for the seat.

What they say they'll do

She says she will work with President Trump to secure the border and cut wasteful spending.
She wants to make child care easier to find and afford for Iowa families.
She voted for the 2025 tax and spending law and says it cuts taxes for working families.
She opposes abortion except for rape, incest, or to save the mother's life.

The tea ☕

Hinson ran an ad saying Turek skipped 58% of Iowa House votes in 2026. PolitiFact rated it True: he missed 261 of 445 floor votes while campaigning. His campaign says he has voted with Republicans more than 700 times.
Democrats say Hinson's husband, an insurance agent, acted as a 'shadow lobbyist' by setting up meetings between an insurance trade group and lawmakers, including his wife. An ethics complaint was filed. Hinson says he is not a lobbyist, and no wrongdoing has been established.
Democrats say Hinson's family wealth grew as much as ten times since she took office. Her 2026 disclosure lists $1 million to $5 million in insurance company stock held by her husband. Hinson says members of Congress should not trade stocks and that she sold her own.
A Democratic super PAC ad said Hinson voted against releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files. PolitiFact rated it Mostly False. She voted against some early moves in 2025, but in November 2025 she voted for the bill that released the files.
A Republican super PAC ad called Turek 'too liberal' because he voted against a 2023 law on school bathrooms. His campaign said five Republicans also voted no.
In 2020 the New York Times found that Hinson's campaign website copied parts of news articles. She apologized, said staff drafted it, and still won that race.

Sources

Iowa House seats: 1 D, 0 R, 3 pending