Some Democrats are seeing state Sen. Josh Turek’s U.S. Senate bid as their best chance at success in the 2026 Iowa Senate race.

Several Iowa Democratic leaders said Turek will be backed by Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, according to a NOTUS report , but no formal endorsements have yet been made. Democratic state Rep. J.D. Scholten dropped his campaign for Senate last month and backed Turek.

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