IA-SEN: Josh Turek (D) submits signatures for 2026 U.S. Senate Democratic primary

State Rep. Josh Turek, D-Council Bluffs, submitted thousands of petition signatures at the Iowa Secretary of State’s office Thursday, qualifying his U.S. Senate campaign for the 2026 Democratic primary.

Turek’s campaign submitted more than 10,000 signatures from all 99 counties, he told reporters.

Joined by other Democratic state legislators who supported his campaign, the four-time Paralympian said he felt similar while submitting the petition signatures to when he qualified for the Team USA wheelchair basketball team. Turek competed in the Summer Paralympics four times, his team winning the bronze medal in 2012 and the gold metal in 2016 and 2020.

Turek said now he is focused on winning the June 2 primary. Turek faces state Sen. Zach Wahls, D-Coralville, for the nomination. Wahls filed his own paperwork for the ballot Wednesday.



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