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Iowa Republican Jim Carlin announces primary campaign against Joni Ernst for US Senate
Republican Jim Carlin said he is running against U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst because she has failed to deliver on her famous "make ...
Joni Ernst gets new challenger after Medicaid backlash
Iowa Democrat J.D. Scholten has announced that he is entering the 2026 race for Republican Senator Joni Ernst's seat. The ...
Iowa Democrat challenges Ernst after her controversial Medicaid remarks
Iowa state Sen. Zach Wahls (D) on Wednesday announced a challenge against Republican Sen. Joni Ernst in the Hawkeye State, as ...
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Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst hires campaign manager to oversee 2026 re-election bid
Iowa U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst is serving her second, six-year term representing Iowa in the U.S. Senate and is up for re-election ...
US Sen. Joni Ernst hires Iowa native as campaign manager to run 2026 reelection effort
Iowa native Bryan Kraber will lead Joni Ernst's reelection bid as campaign manager, Ernst announced June 4 in a news release.
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Joni Ernst’s Medicaid Quip Could Cost Iowa GOP
A state that had been trending heavily toward the GOP is looking potentially competitive again, in part thanks to the senator ...
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Iowa Senator Zach Wahls running for Joni Ernst's U.S. Senate seat
The Democratic field for a challenger to incumbent Senator Joni Ernst (R) is growing. Iowa State Senator Zach Wahls announced ...
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Iowa U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst hires campaign manager to oversee 2026 reelection bid
Sen. Joni Ernst told reporters in 2024 that she intended to seek a third term, but has not formally launched a reelection ...
Ernst risks political blowback with ‘we all are going to die’ remarks
Sen. Joni Ernst’s (R-Iowa) recent controversial remarks on Medicaid are threatening to become a political liability for the incumbent as she faces reelection next year. Ernst drew the ire of ...