Democrat Josh Turek flips Iowa US Senate seat, defeating Republican Ashley Hinson

Democrat Josh Turek defeated Republican Representative Ashley Hinson for Iowa's open US Senate seat, the state's first Democratic victory there since 2008.

• Turek defeated Hinson, flipping a Republican-held seat.
• The victory is Iowa's first Democratic Senate win since 2008.
• Turek will succeed retiring two-term Senator Joni Ernst, who declined to seek re-election.
• Hinson had been endorsed by Trump, who carried Iowa in three consecutive presidential elections.