Race · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

U.S. Senate

What this job does

Writes and votes on federal laws, approves or rejects the president's picks for judges and top jobs, and votes on treaties. Serves a 6-year term. Iowa has two U.S. senators. source: senate.gov

Open seat. Sen. Joni Ernst is not running for a third term.

Ashley Hinson RepublicanMember of Congress; former TV news anchor
Josh Turek DemocraticState legislator; works for an adaptive-sports nonprofit; Paralympian
Thomas Laehn LibertarianAttorney; former law professor

Candidates in the order the Iowa Secretary of State: General Election lists them . You can write in a name for any office. Fill in the oval next to the write-in line and print the name.