Trumps pick for Iowa governor Randy Feenstra concedes election to Zach Lahn breaking presidents endorsement streak

WASHINGTON — President Trump-backed Rep.Randy Feenstra conceded to businessman Zach Lahn in the Iowa GOP primary for Senate, marking a rare endorsement defeat for the president in the primaries.Lahn barely edged out Feenstra (R-Iowa) in the contest to take on Democratic state auditor Rob Sand in the general election.
Incumbent Gov.Kim Reynolds (R) opted against seeking reelection.Up until Tuesday, President Trump had a perfect endorsement record in House, Senate, and governor races on the Republican side.
Notably, Trump did have a handful of GOP primary defeats in low-level races such as state legislative ones.Trump had endorsed Feenstra on Friday, well after early voting began in the Hawkeye State in the middle of last month....