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Iowa · General election, November 3, 2026
Matchup in the latest qualifying poll
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Even across 12 nonpartisan polls of this matchup
Latest poll per pollster from the last 180 days, equal weight, current top-two matchup only. Polls that tested other pairings, such as pre-primary hypotheticals, are left out of the table below as well. Not a forecast — state polls are sparse and carry wider error than national averages.
| Pollster | Field date | Sample | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The New York Times/Siena University ↗ | Nov 1, 2026 | 705 likely voters | Josh Turek 48% · Ashley Hinson 47% |
| GrayHouse ↗ | Oct 31, 2026 | 601 likely voters | Ashley Hinson 48% · Josh Turek 46% · Thomas Laehn 2% |
| Echelon Insights ↗ | Oct 23, 2026 | 403 likely voters | Josh Turek 45% · Ashley Hinson 43% · Thomas Laehn 7% |
| InsiderAdvantage ↗ | Oct 22, 2026 | 1,200 likely voters | Ashley Hinson 47% · Josh Turek 45% |
| New River Strategies/GS Strategy Group ↗ | Oct 13, 2026 | 602 likely voters | Ashley Hinson 44% · Josh Turek 46% · Thomas Laehn 8% |
| YouGov ↗ | Oct 12, 2026 | 2,245 likely voters | Ashley Hinson 46% · Josh Turek 47% |
| National Public Affairs ↗ | Oct 12, 2026 | 678 likely voters | Ashley Hinson 47% · Josh Turek 44% · Thomas Laehn 4% |
| Marist University ↗ | Oct 11, 2026 | 1,100 likely voters | Ashley Hinson 45% · Josh Turek 48% |
| Emerson College ↗ |
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| Oct 6, 2026 |
| 650 likely voters |
| Josh Turek 45% · Ashley Hinson 46.6% · Thomas Laehn 1.5% |
| CNN/SSRS ↗ | Oct 5, 2026 | 801 likely voters | Ashley Hinson 45% · Josh Turek 43% |
| Beacon Research/Shaw & Co. Research ↗ | Sep 28, 2026 | 1,008 likely voters | Ashley Hinson 47% · Josh Turek 49% |
| Suffolk University ↗ | Aug 23, 2026 | 500 likely voters | Ashley Hinson 45.4% · Josh Turek 40.8% |