IA-SEN: Democratic confidence surges with Turek's Iowa Senate primary
Democrats are eyeing Iowa’s U.S. Senate race with renewed optimism after state Rep. Josh Turek secured his party’s nomination on Tuesday. They consider it their best chance to compete for the seat in years.
Turek — a 47-year-old, two-time Paralympic gold medalist with a history of winning in conservative areas — defeated state Sen. Zach Wahls, 34, who sought to tap into anti-establishment sentiment in the party by tying Turek to national Democrats like Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and leaning into calls for generational change.
But voters rejected that message, handing Turek a decisive 26-point victory in a major win for party leaders, who saw him as the stronger candidate heading into November.
“His nomination puts Iowa firmly on the Senate map,” Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) spokesperson Maeve Coyle told The Hill, citing his record of “overperforming Democrats and winning tough races.”
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