BREAKING: Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa won't seek reelection to Senate in 2026, sources say.

[Wiz Imp]

24. Definitely a pickup opportunity for the Democrats here

Democrats have flipped 2 state Senate seats in Iowa this year with vote swings of over 20%. Ernst won in 2020 by just about 6.5%. And the Republican Governor is the least popular Governor in he country.

https://littlevillagemag.com/poll-kim-reynolds-remains-americas-most-unpopular-governor/

Poll: Kim Reynolds remains America’s most unpopular governor
by Paul Brennan
Jul 17, 2025

Gov. Kim Reynolds remains the most unpopular governor in America, according to the latest poll by Morning Consult. Reynolds is once again the only governor whose disapproval rating is higher than their approval rating in the opinion research firm’s quarterly survey of the approval ratings of governors.

Reynolds has ranked the least popular governor in every Morning Consult tracking poll for over two years.

“Reynolds is still the most unpopular: With the highest disapproval rating of any U.S. governor (49%), Kim Reynolds of Iowa remains America’s most unpopular governor for the sixth quarter in a row,” Morning Consult said an summary of the poll findings. “The Republican, who announced in April that she will not seek re-election next year, is the only governor with a net negative approval rating.”

Reynolds’ decision not to run for reelection, which she announced in early April, did nothing to improve her standing in the poll of Iowans. Her disapproval rating in the previous Morning Consult poll was also 49 percent.