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Democrats bullish on their chances in Iowa ahead of primary

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Here & Now Newsroom

June 01, 2026

Alexander Johnson of Ames, Iowa, completes his ballot on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, at the McFarland Lake Park Conservation Center polling place in Ames. (Bryon Houlgrave/AP)

Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd speaks with Radio Iowa news director Kay Henderson about what's at stake in 2026 primary races in Iowa on Tuesday.

Democrats hope to pick up an open U.S. Senate seat and a few congressional seats in a year where President Trump's standing in the polls has dipped even in Iowa, a state he won three times.

This segment aired on June 1, 2026.

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