| Iowa’s Joni Ernst, the Republican state senator who gained national prominence for commercials in which she brandished a gun and talked about castrating pigs, has defeated Democratic Representative Bruce Braley, adding to the avalanche of losses that Democrats faced on Tuesday. |
| The win deals another blow to Democrats as Republicans captured the seat of Tom Harkin, the retiring Democratic senator./ N Y Times |
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