An Iowa Democratic state lawmaker is bowing out of the 2026 U.S. Senate primary race and endorsing a colleague as the “best ...

Iowa state Rep. J.D. Scholten is ending his Senate campaign and endorsing Josh Turek to oust Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA).

More than 2,000 fairgoers participated in the non-scientific straw poll conducted by the Iowa Secretary of State’s office.