Pictured above in this screen grab is KXEL, Waterloo/Cedar Rapids Jeff Stein (left) appearing on Newsmax TV to provide his local perspective on the Iowa midterm races. The station says that Stein has been a frequent guest on Newsmax leading up to the election. The race for the seat left open by the retirement of Republican Senator Joni Ernst features GOP Congresswoman Ashley Hinson against Democrat state representative Josh Turek and Libertarian Thomas Laehn, an elected county attorney.