# 2026 U.S. Senate election in Iowa — what pundits predicted

Senate · Election Day 2026-11-03 · no result loaded yet.

## The ballot

- Ashley Hinson (Republican)
- Josh Turek (Democratic)
- Thomas Laehn (Libertarian)

## What the field called

- Ashley Hinson: 8 picks

## Every claim about this race (8)

- **Josh Holmes** — Ashley Hinson wins IA Senate (2026) (Race Winners, Sep 29, 2026) · [the take](https://missedtakes.co/opinions/fd8da301-eb4f-4c5b-8e9b-34730693c621)
- **Ryan Girdusky** — Ashley Hinson wins IA Senate (2026) (Race Winners, Sep 28, 2026) · [the take](https://missedtakes.co/opinions/150f003a-8174-4a56-a615-719e021568d9)
- **Josh Holmes** — Ashley Hinson wins IA Senate (2026) (Race Winners, Sep 24, 2026) · [the take](https://missedtakes.co/opinions/4b925239-f334-4cab-a9a4-166fa31993f4)
- **Gabe Fleisher** — Ashley Hinson wins IA Senate (2026) (Race Winners, Sep 22, 2026) · [the take](https://missedtakes.co/opinions/82f6aea7-73f9-483c-9ea9-cf1ff967759d)
- **Justin Robert Young** — Ashley Hinson wins IA Senate (2026) (Race Winners, Sep 22, 2026) · [the take](https://missedtakes.co/opinions/a2df1fd8-b500-4124-b7aa-e932c06e0284)
- **Ryan Girdusky** — Ashley Hinson wins IA Senate (2026) (Race Winners, Sep 21, 2026) · [the take](https://missedtakes.co/opinions/49222f4a-6298-4ec3-8624-5a79fdcaf31b)
- **Clay Travis** — Ashley Hinson wins IA Senate (2026) (Race Winners, Sep 17, 2026) · [the take](https://missedtakes.co/opinions/267107dc-bfd9-4ce0-84b7-f26d0821d12a)
- **Kyle Kondik** — Ashley Hinson wins IA Senate (2026) — “Leans Republican” (Race Winners, Sep 16, 2026) · [the take](https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b875b1f9-01b2-4434-9836-5b8b45848e07)