Joni Ernst won’t seek reelection to Senate in 2026, sources say

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  1. DiscussionJohnThread on

    Extremely unlikely that Dems could flip the seat, but at least it’s a percent chance better than going against an incumbent.

    GOP will have to spend a penny more here at the bare minimum.

  2. No_Return9449 on

    Ashley Hinson immediately becomes the favorite for the Republican nomination and for the seat in the general election.

  3. Still needs to come from the horse’s mouth before I fully believe it.

    My guess is she was already leaning towards it for whatever reason (bad internal polling after the “we’re all going to die” gaffe, personal/health reasons, cushy gig offer made to her, etc) but that state senate election upset probably sealed the deal.

    An open race for this seat would still be an uphill battle, but one with toss-up potential.

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