{
  "id": 9820786,
  "title": "Rob Sand and Josh Turek Latest Polls as GOP's Chances of Losing Iowa Grow",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/rob-sand-and-josh-turek-latest-polls-as-gops-chances-of-losing-iowa",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-25T19:22:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Newsweek",
    "slug": "newsweek",
    "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/iowa-midterms-senate-josh-turek-rob-sand-polls-12489598"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Recent polls indicate that Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Josh Turek and gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand face strong chances of victory in the upcoming November elections in Iowa. It has been 18 years since a Democrat won an Iowa Senate election, with the last one won by incumbent Senator Tom Harkin over Republican Christopher Reed. Currently, Republican Joni Ernst and Republican Chuck Grassley hold control of Iowa's two Senate seats, with no Democrat having won a gubernatorial position since Chet Culver in 2006.\n\nDespite these trends, average recent polls from various organizations show Turek holding a slight lead over Republican U.S. Representative Ashley Hinson, while Sand leads his Republican opponent, Zach Lahn. One poll conducted by Marist surveyed 1,050 registered Iowa voters between September 17 and 20, revealing that Turek led Hinson with 50% to 42% support for the Senate race. The same poll showed Sand with a significant 54% to 42% lead over Lahn. Independents in Iowa are more likely to favor Sand over Lahn, with surveyed voters believing he will win the election regardless of their own support.\n\nPolls also indicate that a majority of Iowans disapprove of President Trump's performance, with 58% disapproval to 41% approval. Trump has endorsed both Hinson and Lahn, while Obama has endorsed Turek. Turek leads Hinson in the Marist poll, while Sand leads Lahn in the same poll. The Trafalgar Group's conservative-leaning poll found Hinson leading Turek 44% to 42%, with Sand leading Lahn at 46% to 42%. Cygnal's poll showed Hinson and Turek tied at 46% and 42% respectively for the Senate race, and Sand and Lahn tied at 46% and 44% respectively for the gubernatorial race.",
  "summary": "A summary of recent polls surveying Iowa voters shows that Democrats have strong chances of winning their respective elections.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}