{"id":607,"date":"2026-06-03T09:44:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T09:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=607"},"modified":"2026-06-03T09:44:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T09:44:56","slug":"trump-suffers-major-blow-in-high-stakes-election-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=607","title":{"rendered":"Trump Suffers Major Blow in High-Stakes Election Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>Republicans in Iowa defied Donald Trump and challenged his grip on the party by refusing to vote for a candidate for governor the president had personally endorsed.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=605\">Sleepless Trump, 79, Gives Himself New Role in Bizarre Midnight Post<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s pick, Rep. Randy Feenstra, lost to farmer and businessman Zach Lahn in the state\u2019s Republican gubernatorial primary on Tuesday. Lahn was initially seen as an outsider in the showdown between five GOP candidates.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The loss means Feenstra has earned the dubious honor of being the first Trump-backed candidate for governor to lose a primary before November\u2019s midterm elections.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Trump endorsed Feenstra in a gushing Truth Social post on Friday afternoon, a few days before voting in the primary election ended.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRandy is MAGA all the way!\u201d Trump wrote in the post, claiming the Republican \u201chas delivered strong results for the Hawkeye State.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRandy Feenstra has my Complete and Total Endorsement to be the next Governor of Iowa\u2013RANDY WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN,\u201d Trump wrote. He shared the exact same post a few days later.<\/p>\n<p>But Trump\u2019s belated endorsement meant Feenstra was unable to include it in his campaign TV ads in the crucial last days.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Trump is the greatest president of my lifetime and he has kept every promise he made to Iowans and the American people,\u201d Feenstra said in a statement before the election.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=604\">Trump\u2019s Peace Plan Crumbles in Alarming Escalation<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs governor, I will work closely with President Trump to put Iowa and America First and deliver real results for our state. I will continue to be the strongest supporter of President Trump and work to implement his America First agenda in Iowa.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for Feenstra confirmed he had conceded to Lahn on Tuesday night, according to NBC. Lahn received 37.8 percent of the vote, to 37 percent for Feenstra, after 99 percent of the expected vote was counted.<\/p>\n<p>A Trump strategist was quick to jump ship after the embarrassing loss.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cClearly a Randy problem. Barely won his own district,\u201d the Trump strategist told NBC via text. \u201cBut, it is what it is. So we go with Lahn. That\u2019s fine. He did well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lahn was endorsed by supporters of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.\u2019s \u201cMake America Healthy Again\u201d movement, while former Iowa Rep. Steve King campaigned for him around the state. King lost to Feenstra in a 2020 primary while Lahn promised to support family farms and fight against special interests.<\/p>\n<p>An outside group supporting him also painted Feenstra as soft on immigration, while Feenstra went after Lahn for investing in a company that sells sex toys.<\/p>\n<p>Feenstra\u2019s loss could possibly give Democrats a shot at flipping the governorship after the Republican incumbent, Kim Reynolds, decided not to see a third term in office. The Dem candidate, Rob Sand, has been the state auditor of Iowa since 2019, and ran unopposed in his primary. <\/p>\n<p>Sand is campaigning with a bipartisan pitch, attempting to woo over Democrats, independent voters, and moderate Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=602\">\u201860 Minutes\u2019 Star Fired for Confronting Boss on MAGA Makeover<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republicans in Iowa defied Donald Trump and challenged his grip on the party by refusing to vote for a candidate for governor the president had personally endorsed. Read more Sleepless Trump, 79, Gives Himself New Role in Bizarre Midnight Post Trump\u2019s pick, Rep. 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