The text says that although President Donald Trump\u2019s endorsed candidates had been winning manny 2026 Republican primaries, his Iowa pick did not fare as expected. According to the Washington Post, trump-endorsed Rep. Randy Feenstra lost Tuesday\u2019s Iowa GOP gubernatorial primary to conservative businessman and farmer Zach Lahn, a candidate backed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.\u2019s Make America Healthy Again movement and influential conservative groups.<\/p>\n

It adds that Iowa voters rejected Feenstra\u2019s late endorsement from Trump, which a source close to Trump\u2019s operation described as a \u201cHail mary\u201d made after polls and supporters seemed to have gone wrong. The article contrasts this loss with earlier 2026 wins by Trump-endorsed candidates, such as Thomas Massie in Kentucky and Ken Paxton in Texas.<\/p>\n

For Iowa specifically, the piece highlights lahn\u2019s conservative appeal to groups like Turning Point USA, describes his positions as including resistance to mass migration and alignment with \u201cMAHA\u201d politics, and notes that some social media users criticized Lahn\u2019s connections to certain anti-establishment figures<\/a>.It concludes by saying that in November Lahn will face Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand, who reportedly ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. <\/p>\n