Josh Turek wins Iowa Senate race to hand Democrats major victory in Republican state

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Ashley Hinson loses heated contest in former swing state, a sign Republicans may be losing rural voters Democrat Josh Turek has won the US Senate race in Iowa , handing his party a significant victory in a Republican-led state where they have seen their power ebb in the age of Donald Trump. Turek’s victory over his Ashley Hinson, a Republican congresswoman, marked the first time since 2008 that a
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