2026 election · U.S. Senate
2026 Iowa Senate race
Incumbent: Joni Ernst (Republican) — see their approval score, record, and voting history on their page.
Declared candidates
Source: FEC candidate filingsStated positions (7) ▾
- Abortion / Protecting Life: Supports restricting abortion access, including a ban after about five months, defunding Planned Parenthood, and the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. [1]
- Agriculture: Emphasizes support for production agriculture and farmers, drawing on personal farming background to shape policy priorities. [1]
- Budget & Spending: Advocates for reducing federal spending and government waste, campaigning on a mission to cut wasteful Washington spending. [1]
- Education: Believes education policy should be controlled at the state and local level rather than by federal government. [1]
- Energy & Environment: Supports an all-of-the-above energy approach expanding domestic production, energy independence, and wind power, while opposing heavy federal regulation. [1][2]
- Health Care: Supports keeping health care decisions with patients, families, and doctors rather than federal government control. [1]
- Immigration and Border Security: Criticizes the Biden administration's border and immigration policies as a crisis and calls for reform and stronger enforcement. [1][2][3]
Public polling
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