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DES MOINES — Ashley Hinson is making quick work of Iowa’s 2026 U.S. Senate Republican primary campaign.

While the votes will not be counted for another eight months, Hinson has done everything in her power to stamp out any chance of another Republican mounting a serious challenge to her candidacy in the open-seat election. The Eastern Iowa congresswoman has secured the two most critical endorsements and has dominated early fundraising.

According to the latest quarterly congressional campaign fundraising reports published by the Federal Elections Commission after Wednesday’s filing deadline, Hinson raised more than $1.7 million over the latest period, which covered July, August and September

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