Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst will not seek a third term in 2026, she announced in a video message, leaving Iowa with its first open Senate ...

Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst will not be running for re-election in 2026, despite winning by more than six points in 2020. The move could help Democrats flip the seat in a state where they haven't ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa voters reelected Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst to a second term on Tuesday after a heated race in which she portrayed herself as a conservative who was willing to work ...

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) officially announced Tuesday that she will not run for a third six-year term next year. “It has been an honor to dedicate my life to the service of our great state and country ...

Senator Joni Ernst is not seeking re-election in 2026, with the Republican’s decision throwing Iowa wide open. The 55-year-old told people close to her that she is stepping aside, though her office ...

U.S. Senate candidate Joni Ernst speaks during the grand opening of the Iowa City Republican Victory office in Iowa City, Iowa, on Friday, Sept. 12, 2014. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette) Buy Photo The ...

Iowa U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst will not seek a third term in the Senate in 2026, she announced in a video message. "After a tremendous amount of prayer and reflection, I will not be seeking reelection in ...