US elections: Democrats reclaim a seat in Iowa from Republicans

Democratic candidate Josh Terk won the race for a Senate seat in Iowa, defeating Republican Congresswoman Ashley Hinson. Terk, a former Paralympic basketball player, will become the first senator with a visible physical disability.

Democrat Josh Terk won the race for a U.S. Senate seat from Iowa, defeating Republican Congresswoman Ashley Hinson. This was reported by leading American media outlets. Terk is a former Paralympic basketball player who uses a wheelchair; he will become the first senator with such a visible physical disability. In 2024, Donald Trump won Iowa by a margin of more than 13% and visited the state twice in the final weeks of the election campaign.