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Iowa U.S. Senate race 2026

Forecasters rate it Toss-up. Polymarket prices Democrats at 42% and Republicans at 58%.

Toss-upforecaster consensus
D 42 / R 58Polymarket
3candidates listed
$6.3Mraised by listed candidates
Candidates3 listed
Candidates
CandidatePartyStatusRaisedSpentCashRecord
Josh TurekDemocraticnominee$6.3M$3.9M$2.4MFEC
Ashley HinsonRepublicannominee————
Thomas LaehnLibertariannominee$60K$65K$9,561FEC

Reported Names, party and status as compiled in Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Money is from FEC filings through each candidate’s latest report. This race on FEC.gov

Forecasts and ratingsforecaster median and Polymarket

Consensus (median of 12): Toss-up Estimate

Forecaster ratings
ForecasterRatingDate listedNote
Cook Political ReportToss-up2026-10-06
Inside ElectionsTilt R2026-10-01
Sabato's Crystal BallToss-up2026-10-06
Decision Desk HQToss-up2026-10-09
Split TicketToss-up2026-10-07
The EconomistToss-up2026-10-09
CBS NewsLean R2026-10-06
FiftyPlusOneToss-up2026-10-07
Fox NewsToss-up2026-10-06
MS NOWLean R2026-09-16
RealClearPoliticsToss-up2026-10-05
Silver BulletinToss-up2026-10-09

Ratings are each publisher's own, compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). The date is the one listed there; a rater may have changed its call since, and “dated” means more than 45 days old. Open the forecaster for its current rating.

Prediction market

Democratic 41.5% · Republican 58.5% Estimate

Polymarket price read as a probability (the two prices need not add up to exactly 100%). Volume $889,805, snapshot 2026-10-15. View the market · About Polymarket