VoteVets, a political action committee founded in 2006 to support Democratic veterans opposing the Iraq war, spent $9.7 million on advertising and direct mail to help Josh Turek win Iowa’s Democratic Senate primary. Turek, a state legislator and former Paralympic gold medalist who did not serve in the military, will face Representative Ashley Hinson, whom VoteVets is targeting with an additional $4.5 million in advertising over her support for the war with Iran. Hinson this week called for an immediate end to the war after voting six times against directing President Trump to halt it. VoteVets entered the primary after Iraq war veteran Nathan Sage withdrew and initially gave Turek $825,000 in March, more than rival Zach Wahls had on hand at the end of 2025. Prediction-market activity has placed the probability of a Democratic victory between about 43.5% and 56.5% in recent days, while Vera offers live market analysis.