Iowa Democrats are preparing to select their nominee for a U.S. Senate race on Tuesday amid competitive statewide contests this fall.
The party maintains it is unified despite the challenges of the midterm cycle. Officials point to races for the Senate, U.S. House seats, and the governor's office as evidence of renewed strength in November.
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Iowa Democrats emerged from the June 2 primaries with State Auditor Rob Sand as their nominee for governor and state Rep. Josh Turek as their nominee for U.S. Senate, setting up two high-profile general-election races in a state Republicans have dominated in recent cycles.
Iowa voters head to the polls Tuesday for primary elections that will set the stage for fall races affecting control of Congress and the state's governorship.
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Voters in California, Iowa, Montana, New Jersey, South Dakota and New Mexico went to the polls on Tuesday to nominate candidates for governor, U.S. Senate and U.S. House seats ahead of the fall midterms.
President Trump successfully backed challengers who defeated most of his Republican opponents in Indiana state Senate primaries on Tuesday. The results highlighted his strong influence within the party despite low national approval ratings. In Ohio, higher Democratic turnout in early voting signaled potential midterm challenges for Republicans.
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Voters in Indiana’s May 5, 2026, Republican primaries ousted a majority of state Senate incumbents who had opposed President Donald Trump’s push for a rare mid-decade congressional redistricting plan, according to early results reported by The Associated Press. Trump had endorsed challengers in most of those races after the plan failed in the legislature late last year.
Melat Kiros defeated longtime Rep. Diana DeGette in the Democratic primary for Colorado’s 1st Congressional District on Tuesday. In the governor’s race, state Attorney General Phil Weiser upset Sen. Michael Bennet.
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Voters across Alabama, Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky, Oregon and Pennsylvania went to the polls Tuesday in the busiest primary day of the 2026 midterms so far.