With state and national Republican leaders rallying behind U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson and former state Sen. Jim Carlin mounting a challenge from the right, the two offer competing visions for the party’s future in an open-seat race that already is drawing significant national attention.
Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. and U.S. Senate candidate Ashley Hinson of Marion kicks off her campaign at Bevy’s Tavern in West Des Moines on Sept. 5, 2025.
Iowa Republican and former state lawmaker Jim Carlin of Sergeant Bluff launches his campaign for the U.S. Senate during an event at Calvary Community Church in Cedar Rapids on June 12, 2025.
U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, speaks to members of the Westside Conservative Club at the Machine Shed Restaurant in Urbandale on March 11, 2026, before filing nomination papers for Iowa’s 2026 U.S. Senate race.
Iowa U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson sat down with The Gazette on May 19, 2026 to talk about why she is running for U.S. Senate. Iowa’s primary election is June 2, and early voting is underway.
Republican Jim Carlin a former Iowa state senator from Sergeant Bluff, sat down with The Gazette on on May 19, 2026, to talk about why he is running for the U.S. Senate. Iowa’s primary election is June 2, and early voting is underway.
Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. and U.S. Senate candidate Ashley Hinson of Marion kicks off her campaign at Bevy’s Tavern in West Des Moines on Sept. 5, 2025.
Iowa Republican and former state lawmaker Jim Carlin of Sergeant Bluff launches his campaign for the U.S. Senate during an event at Calvary Community Church in Cedar Rapids on June 12, 2025.
U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, speaks to members of the Westside Conservative Club at the Machine Shed Restaurant in Urbandale on March 11, 2026, before filing nomination papers for Iowa’s 2026 U.S. Senate race.
