{"id":2610013,"date":"2026-06-03T09:05:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T13:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/randy-feenstra-loss-delivers-blow-to-trump-endorsed-candidate-success-rate\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T09:06:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T13:06:43","slug":"randy-feenstra-loss-delivers-blow-to-trump-endorsed-candidate-success-rate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/randy-feenstra-loss-delivers-blow-to-trump-endorsed-candidate-success-rate\/","title":{"rendered":"Randy Feenstra loss delivers blow to Trump-endorsed candidate success rate"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frandy-feenstra-loss-delivers-blow-to-trump-endorsed-candidate-success-rate%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2610013&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In the Iowa GOP gubernatorial primary, MAHA Action-backed farmer Zach Lahn defeated Trump-endorsed Rep.Randy Feenstra by about 1,600 votes, posting roughly 37.79% to Feenstra\u2019s 37.01%. The result marks an early setback for Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/primaries-decided-in-colo-ill-n-y-okla-utah\/\" title=\"Primaries decided in Colo., Ill., N.Y., Okla., Utah\">endorsement track record<\/a> in the 2026 primaries.<\/p>\n<p>Feenstra ran on a pro-Trump platform focused on affordability, Iowa agriculture, and anti-china\/anti-DEI messaging. Lahn instead centered his campaign on the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) agenda, emphasizing health and lifestyle concerns such as rising cancer rates, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/houston-residents-wait-in-long-lines-for-safe-drinking-water\/\" title=\"Houston residents wait in long lines for safe drinking water\">safe drinking water<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/obamas-longest-serving-cabinet-member-confirmed-to-bidens-cabinet\/\" title=\"Obama\u2019s Longest-Serving Cabinet Member Confirmed To Biden\u2019s Cabinet\">protecting family farms<\/a> from corporate interests-positions he linked to criticism of big agriculture and big pharma. <\/p>\n<p>Lahn\u2019s win is framed as a significant MAHA victory, and he will face Democrat Rob Sand in november.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MAHA-backed farmer <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4576828\/reynolds-maha-iowa-food-dye-bans-ivermectin-fitness-tests\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4576828\">Zach Lahn<\/a> dealt President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> his first major endorsement loss of the 2026 primaries as he bested the president\u2019s pick, Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3866288\/randy-feenstra-enters-race-iowa-governor-touting-support-trump-megabill\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"3866288\">Randy Feenstra<\/a> (R-IA), in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iowa\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"468\">Iowa<\/a> GOP gubernatorial primary.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lahn defeated Feenstra by approximately 1,600 votes in the Tuesday night showdown, with Lahn receiving about 37.79% of the vote and Feenstra receiving about 37.01%, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2026\/us\/elections\/results-iowa-governor-primary.html\">as of<\/a> early Wednesday. Feenstra is one of the first <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4460164\/trump-endorsement-tracker-gop-2026-election-primaries\/\">Trump-endorsed candidates <\/a>to fall in the GOP primaries, marking a bump in the road for the president\u2019s resounding success rate in sending his candidates to the general election and ousting incumbents such as Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bill-cassidy\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2103\">Bill Cassidy<\/a> (R-LA) and Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/thomas-massie\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"17668\">Thomas Massie<\/a> (R-KY).<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4592573\/randy-feenstra-loss-delivers-blow-trump-endorsed-candidate-success-rate\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Randy Feenstra loss delivers blow to Trump-endorsed candidate success rate<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4591812\/nebraska-senate-sham-campaign-complaints-dan-osborn\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Criminal complaints accuse Nebraska Senate candidates of running sham campaigns to aid Dan Osborn<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4591946\/deb-haaland-democrat-nomination-new-mexico-governor\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Biden\u2019s former interior secretary Deb Haaland wins Democratic nomination for New Mexico governor<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As Feenstra ran on an agenda centered on his support for Trump\u2019s policies, boosting affordability and agricultural traditions in Iowa, and an anti-China and anti-DEI message, Lahn made the ideals of the Make America Healthy Again movement the focal point of his campaign. Lahn, endorsed by MAHA Action, the campaign arm of the movement, talked about health and lifestyle issues such as how to tackle the rising rates of cancer diagnoses, ensuring Iowa has safe drinking water, and keeping family farms safe from corporate interests.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIowa has the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >fastest-growing cancer rate<\/a> in the world. We all know something is terribly wrong, but too many politicians from Washington, D.C., to Des Moines have had their heads stuck in the sand while big ag and big pharma printed money. This will not go on when I\u2019m governor,\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MAHA_Action\/status\/2062133436089839980?s=20\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MAHA_Action\/status\/2062133436089839980?s=20\">Lahn said<\/a> during his Tuesday evening victory speech.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lahn\u2019s victory is a major win for the MAHA movement, as advocates look to gain more fighters in agricultural states such as Iowa who will take on the fight against glyphosate and pesticide use.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lahn, who had been <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4576828\/reynolds-maha-iowa-food-dye-bans-ivermectin-fitness-tests\/\">polling as an underdog<\/a> against Feenstra for much of the race in the limited polls, will take on the Democratic candidate, Rob Sand, in the November general election.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4591179\/iowa-congressional-1st-district-primary-miller-meeks\/\">MILLER-MEEKS ADVANCES IN RACE FOR ONE OF THE MOST COMPETITIVE HOUSE SEATS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With Sand, the current state auditor, Democrats are hoping to put the formerly purple Hawkeye state into play in November, with the head of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-governors-association\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2141\">Democratic Governors Association<\/a>, Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/andy-beshear\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"8307\">Andy Beshear<\/a> (D-KY), boasting that he believes <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4588683\/beshear-southern-democrats-revival-midterms-2028\/\">Iowa is in play<\/a> for a blue flip.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump won Iowa in the 2024 presidential election by over 13 percentage points. Iowa last had a Democratic governor in 2011, under Gov. Chet Culver.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MAHA-backed Zach Lahn beats Trump ally Feenstra in Iowa GOP primary<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2610014,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26152815605092.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4087,6571,80765,33017,33358],"class_list":["post-2610013","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-campaign","tag-elections","tag-electoral-outcomes","tag-political-analysis","tag-voter-turnout"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26152815605092.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2610013","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2610013"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2610013\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2610021,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2610013\/revisions\/2610021"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2610014"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2610013"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2610013"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2610013"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}