Here’s what we just learned about the Democratic Party’s future

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Voters chose centrist and establishment-backed candidates in several key races.

Iowa state Rep. Josh Turek waves at a primary election night watch party in Des Moines, Iowa, after winning the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate on June 2, 2026. | Bryon Houlgrave/AP

Democrats didn’t take many chances in critical November battlegrounds on Tuesday.

Voters played it safe in picking establishment-backed Josh Turek to take on GOP Rep. Ashley Hinson for an open Senate seat in Iowa and putting up moderate military veteran Rebecca Bennett against Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr. in one of the most competitive House districts in the country.