Iowa election results: Joni Ernst wins reelection in another blow for Senate Democrats
4 years, 1 month ago

Iowa election results: Joni Ernst wins reelection in another blow for Senate Democrats

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Iowa Republican Senator Joni Ernst has held onto her seat, as Democrat Theresa Greenfield has conceded. Considered by nearly every major US elections handicapper to be a toss-up race, Iowa breaking for Ms Ernst presents another blow to Senate Democrats’ hopes of taking back a chamber majority. But Republican former Auburn University football coach Tommy Tuberville defeated Democratic Senator Doug Jones in Alabama, meaning Democrats have only netted one seat so far. Control of the Senate could very well come down to the two races in Georgia, where GOP Senator David Perdue has not yet fended off Democrat Jon Ossoff and a special election between Republican Senator Kelly Loeffler and Democrat Raphael Warnock is headed to a runoff.

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Iowa Democrat Finkenauer seeking GOP Sen. Grassley’s seat
3 years, 5 months ago

Iowa Democrat Finkenauer seeking GOP Sen. Grassley’s seat

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — Democrat Abby Finkenauer, a former congresswoman, is running for Republican Chuck Grassley’s U.S. Senate seat, hoping her blue-collar credentials will propel her forward in a state that has grown more conservative over the years. State and local Democratic officials have said the party has receded in the onetime battleground state, particularly from the industrial river towns …

GOP candidate inches ahead in close US House race in Iowa
4 years, 1 month ago

GOP candidate inches ahead in close US House race in Iowa

Associated Press  

IOWA CITY, Iowa — A Republican candidate seeking to flip a Democratic-held Iowa congressional seat pulled ahead by 40 votes Tuesday after a county said that it failed to report accurate results from a small town on election night. Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate ordered Lucas County to conduct a machine recount of all of its votes, and a …

Republicans flip one House seat in Iowa and push for another
4 years, 1 month ago

Republicans flip one House seat in Iowa and push for another

Associated Press  

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Republicans in Iowa flipped one U.S. House seat on Wednesday and were competing in a tight race to pick up another. Hinson’s victory reclaimed one of the two seats that Democrats picked up in a strong showing in the 2018 midterm elections, when Finkenauer unseated U.S. Rep. Rod Blum. Republicans could control a third seat of …

Iowa GOP Sen. Ernst elected to 2nd term after heated race
4 years, 1 month ago

Iowa GOP Sen. Ernst elected to 2nd term after heated race

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — Republican Joni Ernst won reelection to her Iowa U.S. Senate seat Tuesday after an expensive and at times bruising race against Democrat Theresa Greenfield. “The election is over and it’s time to start the healing,” Ernst said after taking the stage at a downtown Des Moines hotel to chants of “Joni.” “There is far more than …

Surging Democrats expand Senate targets to GOP states
4 years, 5 months ago

Surging Democrats expand Senate targets to GOP states

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — It’s come to this for Republicans straining to defend their Senate majority in November’s elections: They’re air-dropping millions of dollars into races in Alabama, Kentucky and other red states where Donald Trump coasted during his 2016 presidential election triumph. While saying he believes Republicans will win many of the contested seats, Ayres added, “It’s fair to say the …

Democrats fight for chance to take on GOP Sen. Ernst in Iowa
4 years, 6 months ago

Democrats fight for chance to take on GOP Sen. Ernst in Iowa

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — Four relatively unknown Iowa Democrats are competing in a primary Tuesday to take on Republican Sen. Joni Ernst, an endeavor viewed as a long shot when better-known prospects last year took a pass on running. Since then, the group has spent $8.5 million promoting Greenfield and attacking Ernst, with help last year from an Iowa-based, anti-Ernst …

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