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'This was no easy decision': GOP Iowa US Sen. Joni Ernst won't seek reelection in 2026
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Republican Sen. Joni Ernst won't seek reelection next year, source says: Ernst was first elected in 2014.
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Ernst announces she won’t seek reelection: Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) formally announced in a video on Tuesday that she would not seek reelection in next year’s ...
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Democrats' Chances of Flipping Iowa US Senate Seat as Joni Ernst Bows Out: Ernst announced she won't seek reelection in Iowa as Democrats hope to make the race ...
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Republican Sen. Joni Ernst won't seek re-election in Iowa in 2026: Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa plans to announce that she will not run for re-election in ...
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Joni Ernst won't seek reelection to Senate in 2026, sources say: GOP Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa is expected to announce next week she's not running for ...
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US Republican Senator Joni Ernst will not run for re-election, CBS News reports: U.S. Republican Senator Joni Ernst of Iowa has told confidants she will not run ...
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Joni Ernst, Iowa Republican, Won't Seek Reelection in 2026 Midterms Amid Polling Woes
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Sen. Ernst of Iowa is expected to announce next month she won't run for reelection in 2026
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Joni Ernst expected to announce she won't seek reelection in 2026, sources say: Ernst, a Republican, was elected in 2014 and is the first woman elected to ...
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GOP Sen. Ernst Of Iowa Will Not Seek Reelection In 2026: Reports: Ernst, a former Army National Guard member and a retired lieutenant colonel ...
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Joni Ernst Taunted With Own Words After News Breaks She Won't Seek Reelection: Reports about the Iowa senator's retirement allowed her critics to repost the ...
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Ernst expected to retire from Senate, forgo reelection campaign: Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is expected to forgo running for a third term in the Senate ...
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Republican Sen. Joni Ernst will not run for reelection in Iowa, sources say: Ernst, 55, was first elected to the Senate in 2014 and comfortably won reelection in ...
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Iowa’s Joni Ernst Will Not Seek Re-election, Putting a Competitive Senate Seat in Play
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Sen. Joni Ernst says she won't seek re-election in 2026: Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) announced today that she will not seek re-election in 2026 ...
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Iowa Republican Joni Ernst won’t seek re-election and gives Democrats a 2026 Senate boost: report
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GOP Sen. Who Said ‘We Are All Going to Die’ to Quit Congress: The Republican senator was up for reelection in the 2026 midterms.
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U.S. Republican Senator Joni Ernst won't run for re-election, CBS News reports : U.S. Republican Senator Joni Ernst of Iowa has told confidantes she won't run ...
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Republican Who Claimed “We’re All Going to Die” Won’t Run Again: Iowa Senator Joni Ernst reportedly told sources she would not be seeking reelection.
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Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst set to retire: Republicans have been eyeing Rep. Ashley Hinson as a potential successor should Erst choose to bow out.
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Sen. Joni Ernst expected to announce next month that she won't run for reelection in 2026
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Paid articlePaywallIowa Sen. Joni Ernst won’t seek reelection to third term, sources tell CNN: Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst has decided not to seek reelection to a third term ...
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Republican senator Joni Ernst of Iowa will not run for re-election: First female senator to represent Iowa had a rocky reception from constituents earlier year ...
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Republican Sen. Joni Ernst will not run for reelection in Iowa, sources say
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Iowa’s Joni Ernst won’t seek reelection next year
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Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst expected to announce next month that she won't run for reelection in 2026
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OpinionErnst Is Part of a Bigger Problem for Republicans in Iowa: The senator reportedly won’t run again as voters in the Hawkeye State start to show their ...
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Sen. Ernst of Iowa is expected to announce next month that she won’t run for reelection in 2026
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Republicans look to Hinson in Iowa’s Senate race: The 42-year-old lawmaker is close to Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, who’s expected to announce soon that she won’t ...
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Sen. Ernst of Iowa expected to announce she won't run for reelection: U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst is expected to announce next month she won't seek reelection ...
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With Ernst out, Iowa’s Ashley Hinson announces U.S. Senate run in reshaped race: Republican State Rep. Shannon Lundgren, of Peosta, considering running for ...
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Democratic state representative and Paralympian Josh Turek running for US Senate in 2026
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Iowa Democratic state Sen. Zach Wahls says he's running for US Senate against Joni Ernst
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Joni Ernst says she doesn't regret holding Iowa town hall that sparked viral remark
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Iowa Democratic Rep. J.D. Scholten running for US Senate, seeking to unseat Joni Ernst
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Key FactsIowa Democrat Enters Senate Race Against Ernst
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- Democratic state representative J.D. Scholten declared his candidacy for the 2026 Senate race against Senator Joni Ernst.
- Ernst faced criticism for responding 'We are all going to die' during a town hall discussion on Medicaid cuts.
- The comment drew widespread condemnation amid Republican plans to reduce funding for Medicaid and SNAP programs.
- Scholten joins fellow Democrat Nathan Sage in challenging Ernst, who won reelection by about seven points in 2020.
This is unacceptable, and you've gotta jump in.— J.D. Scholten, Iowa Democratic state Rep., reflecting on Joni Ernst's controversial remarks.
Iowa Republican Jim Carlin announces primary campaign against Joni Ernst for US Senate
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Election handicapper shifts Ernst race toward Democrats after Medicaid remarks: Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst’s comments and video have led to a shift in Crystal Ball’s ...
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Murphy says Ernst’s constituents ‘would just rather die in old age’: Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said Sunday that Sen. Joni Ernst’s (R-Iowa) constituents know ...
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Sen. Ernst doubles down on bleak response to Medicaid grilling: The Republican senator offered a glib response to constituent questions at a town hall regarding ...
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WATCH: 'We are all going to die,' Sen. Ernst says after addressing Medicaid changes in combative town hall
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Meet Joshua Smith, a Republican and former Libertarian vying for Sen. Ernst's seat
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Iowa Democrat launches challenge of Sen. Joni Ernst in campaign focused on working class
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