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ELECTION 2026

Ashley Hinson stresses affordability, independence from Trump as Senate race tightens

Republican says she’s Trump’s ally — and a ‘thorn in his side’ when Iowa interests collide

Tom Barton
Gazette Des Moines Bureau
Oct 9, 2026
Oct 9, 2026
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Iowa Republican U.S. Senate candidate and Congresswoman Ashley Hinson reacts to the crowd after winning the Iowa Senate nomination at her watch party at The Hotel at Kirkwood Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday, June 2, 2026. — U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, of Marion, reacts to the crowd at a watch party in Cedar Rapids after winning the June 2 Republican primary for U.S. Senate. She faces Democratic state Rep. Josh Turek in the Nov. 3 general election.
Savannah Blake/The Gazette

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Iowa Republican U.S. Senate candidate and Congresswoman Ashley Hinson gives Cooper Slaman, 6, of Marion a high-five after her rally at Veterans Memorial Building in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Wednesday, May 27, 2026. — Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ashley Hinson gives Cooper Slaman, 6, of Marion, a high-five after a May 27 rally in Cedar Rapids.
Savannah Blake/The Gazette

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Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, candidate for U.S. Senate.
Provided by Ashley Hinson campaign

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lgaz-20260904-news-roundtable — U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson listens to Jones County Sheriff Greg Graver during a Sept. 4 roundtable with law enforcement officials at Mr. Beans in Marion.
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hinson2 8-21.JPG — U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, the Republican running for Iowa’s open U.S. Senate seat, flips pork patties at the Iowa Pork Producers tent at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines on Aug. 21.
Erin Murphy/The Gazette

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lgaz-20260817-news-nunn — U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson speaks at an Aug. 17 campaign event for U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn. R-Iowa, on Aug. 17 at JR’s Southpork Ranch in Des Moines.
Michael Baniewicz/The Gazette

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Members of the Ashley for Iowa campaign cheer as Rep. Ashley Hinson takes the Des Moines Register Political Soapbox stage on Monday, Aug. 17, 2026, at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. Hinson is running against state rep. Josh Turek for a U.S. Senate seat. — Members of the Ashley for Iowa campaign cheer as U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson takes the Des Moines Register Political Soapbox stage on Aug. 17 at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines.
Michael Baniewicz/The Gazette

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