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Josh Turek Defeats Ashley Hinson in Iowa Senate Race

Josh Turek Defeats Ashley Hinson in Iowa Senate Race

Also reported by CBS News, Al Jazeera, Guardian US

Summary

Democrat Josh Turek won Iowa’s U.S. Senate race, defeating Republican Ashley Hinson, according to the article. NBC and CNN projected Turek as the winner; at 11:38 p.m. Eastern, he led with 50.8% of the vote to Hinson’s 46.1%.

Key Facts

  • Turek is a state representative, and Hinson is a U.S. representative.
  • NBC and CNN called the race for Turek on Tuesday night.
  • At 11:38 p.m. Eastern, Turek had 50.8% of the vote and Hinson had 46.1%, according to CNN and NBC.
  • Iowa polls closed at 8 p.m. Central Time on Tuesday.
  • Pre-election polls showed a close contest, with leads alternating between Turek and Hinson.
  • Libertarian candidate Thomas Laehn appeared in several of the cited polls.
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