Democratic primary · June 2, 2026
Iowa Senate Democratic primary
Josh Turek won the Democratic primary on June 2, 2026, advancing to the general election on November 3, 2026.
Caution · early warning
Editorial raters moved while polling has gone quiet
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Where this race stands
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Primary result · Democratic primary
Official outcome · June 2, 2026 · forecast shown for reference1Josh TurekJoshua Mark Turek (born April 12, 1979) is an American politician and wheelchair basketball player serving as a member of the Iowa House of …
2Zach Wahls
Polling average
Weighted, plus each pollster's measured bias subtracted before averaging.
All polls · 9 results
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| Date | Pollster · trust signals | n · pop | Turek | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20 | Public Policy Polling | 672 · LV | 52 | — |
| May 5 | Public Policy Polling | 764 · LV | 53 | — |
| Apr 22 | Public Policy Polling | — · unknown | 41 | — |
| Apr 22 | FM3 Research | 600 · LV | 48 | — |
| Mar 25 | Bedrock Polling | 1,022 · LV | 38 | — |
| Mar 25 | Bedrock Polling | 1,022 · LV | 38 | — |
| Mar 13 | FM3 Research | 600 · LV | 25 | — |
| Feb 21 | GQR | 605 · LV | 24 | — |
| Feb 17 | NRSC | 1,923 · LV | 23 | — |
Endorsements · Democratic primary · 23 total
Source · Wikipedia · 0 candidates with no endorsements yetJosh Turek · 23
DJosh Turek23 endorsers
Most notable · Jennifer Konfrst · former House minority leader (2021–2025) from HD-32 (2019–present)
Elected officials17
Federal 8State 8Local 0
Elected officials · 17
- Jennifer Konfrst · former House minority leader (2021–2025) from HD-32 (2019–present)
- Michael Gronstal · former Senate majority leader (2006–2017) from SD-08 (1985–2017)
- Tony Coelho · former House majority whip (1987–1989) from CA-15 (1979–1989)
- Zach Wahls · former Senate minority leader (2020–2023) from SD-43 (2019–present) and former candidate for this seat
- Andy McGuire · former chair of the Iowa Democratic Party (2015–2017)
- Sally Pederson · former lieutenant governor of Iowa (1999–2007)
- Tom Miller · former attorney general of Iowa (1979–1991, 1995–2023)
- J. D. Scholten · HD-01 (2023–present) and former candidate for this seat
- Ro Khanna · CA-17 (2017–present)
- Pam Jochum · former Senate president (2013–2017) from SD-36 (2009–2025)
- Bob Casey Jr. · former Pennsylvania (2007–2025)
- Catherine Cortez Masto · Nevada (2017–present)
- Maggie Hassan · New Hampshire (2017–present)
- Pete Buttigieg · former secretary of transportation (2021–2025)
- Robert Dvorsky · former SD-37 (1995–2019)
- Tammy Duckworth · Illinois (2017–present)
- Tom Harkin · former Iowa (1985–2015)
Organizations4
Organizations · 4
- End Citizens United
- Heat and Frost Insulators · Local 39
- United Food and Commercial Workers · Local 222IN
- VoteVets
Celebrity1
Celebrity · 1
- KNIA · an Sage, market director for KNIA and former candidate for this seat
Other1
Other · 1
- Ruben Gallego · Arizona (2025–present)
Money in this primary
FEC · per-candidate committees · last filing 2026-06-20Josh TurekS6IA00298 ↗
Raised
$3.46M
Cash on hand
$726K
Cumulative receipts · 4 filings
Top industries
Lawyers / law firms$43K
Lawyers / law firms · $43K
- Trial Lawyers for Justice · $35K
- Stuart Tinley Law Firm · $8K
Individuals $43K · PACs $0
Securities & investment$9K
Securities & investment · $9K
- Jane Street · $9K
Individuals $9K · PACs $0
Govt employees$8K
Govt employees · $8K
- State of Iowa · $8K
Individuals $8K · PACs $0
Crop production$8K
Crop production · $8K
- Advantage Administrators · $8K
Individuals $8K · PACs $0
Internet$7K
Internet · $7K
- Google · $7K
Individuals $7K · PACs $0
Zach WahlsS6IA00272 ↗
Raised
$3.67M
Cash on hand
$701K
Cumulative receipts · 5 filings
Top industries
Education$76K
Education · $76K
- University of Iowa · $56K
- Princeton University · $11K
- Mit · $8K
Individuals $76K · PACs $0
Internet$11K
Internet · $11K
- Google · $11K
Individuals $11K · PACs $0
Securities & investment$8K
Securities & investment · $8K
- Jane Street · $8K
Individuals $8K · PACs $0
Lawyers / law firms$8K
Lawyers / law firms · $8K
- Individual donors not itemized
Individuals $8K · PACs $0
In the news
40 shown · last 30d · Google NewsNews volume · 30d
94 articles · building history
News volume · last 30d
Articles94
Trendbuilding history
Article counts indexed by Google News; the sparkline traces weekly volume across the window.
Net favorability
+0.07
Coverage lean (D−R) · shift −0.17 wk
Net favorability
Score+0.07
Week-over-weekshift −0.17 wk
Tone of coverage, D minus R, scored from −1 (all R-favorable) to +1 (all D-favorable). 0 is balanced.
Coverage tilt
D 9%
Neutral 90%
R 1%
10% of outlets rated · by editorial lean
Coverage tilt · by outlet lean
D-leaning outlets9%
Neutral90%
R-leaning outlets1%
10% of outlets classified by editorial lean
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New polling offers early snapshot of Iowa's US Senate race
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Turek, seeking Iowa’s open U.S. Senate seat, sees danger in farm economy
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Iowa Senate candidate Josh Turek outlines farm policies, calls for right-to-repair and tariff relief
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Poll finds Iowa's Senate campaign tight, as Rob Sand leads for governor
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Republicans shares why he is voting for Josh Turek in the upcoming Senate election
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Democratic candidate Turek holds 4-point lead over Hinson in Iowa Senate race
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Iowa’s U.S. Senator Ernst holds final Small Business Expo
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Polls: Iowa’s U.S. Senate campaign tight, Sand leads for governor
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Rep. Hinson says ag labor shortages need attention
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See Josh Turek begin statewide tour for U.S. Senate in Cedar Rapids
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Verification trail
Polls verified0 / 9deterministic
Polls flagged—none
Markets ingested3 platformsupdated 11h ago
FEC filingssyncedcommittee + IE · 2026-06-20
Endorsements78 totalWikipedia scrape
News coverage40 / 30dGoogle News
Method · bounds + percentage totals + date-order checks