US Republican Senator Joni Ernst will not run for re-election, CBS News reports

Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa won't seek re-election: Sources

Iowa's Sen. Joni Ernst will not seek re-election next year, and Rep. Ashley Hinson is expected to launch a Senate bid following the Republican's announcement.

Iowa U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst expected not to run for reelection - The Daily Iowan

U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, is expected to announce she won’t seek reelection next month, following a flurry of reports from national media outlets. CBS News first reported Ernst’s plans not to seek reelection.  Ernst’s decision creates an open seat in a race that has drawn a crowded Democratic primary field. An Iraq war veteran, Ernst is the first woman elected to an Iowa congressional seat, and the first female combat veteran to serve in the…

Iowa's Sen. Joni Ernst to retire at the end of her term in 2026

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, will not seek re-election when her term ends next year. Democrats have already joined the race to become her replacement in the Senate.

Republican Senator Joni Ernst expected to announce she won’t seek reelection — leaving swing seat open

Sen. Joni Ernst is expected to announce next month that she will not be seeking reelection.

Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa is expected to announce next month that she won’t run for reelection in 2026

DES MOINES, Iowa — U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, an Iraq War combat veteran and Iowa’s first woman elected to Congress, is expected to announce next month she will not seek reelection, leaving another vacancy in an Iowa seat that could have ripple effects down the ballot as Democrats look to the state for pickup opportunities. As Senate Republicans work to maintain their majority in the chamber, Ernst is joining a wave of her peers making headaches for …

New report says Ernst plans to not seek reelection in 2026

U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst addressed members of the Westside Conservative Club at the Machine Shed Restaurant in Urbandale Aug. 13, 2025. (Photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch)Democratic candidates running for Iowa’s U.S. Senate seat said Friday that reports indicating U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst will not seek reelection in 2026 demonstrate the strength of their campaigns. According to CBS News article published Friday, Ernst does not plan to seek ree…