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WASHINGTON \u2014 President Trump-backed Rep. Randy Feenstra conceded to businessman Zach Lahn in the Iowa GOP primary for governor, marking a rare endorsement defeat for the president in the primaries.<\/p>\n

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Lahn barely edged out Feenstra (R-Iowa) in the contest to take on Democratic state auditor Rob Sand in the general election. The congressman conceded before most outlets even called the race.<\/p>\n

Up until Tuesday, Trump had a perfect endorsement record in House, Senate, and governor races on the Republican side. <\/p>\n

Notably, the president did have a handful of GOP primary defeats in low-level races such as state legislative ones.<\/p>\n

Trump had endorsed Feenstra on Friday, well after early voting in the Hawkeye State began in mid-last month.<\/p>\n

Lahn drew fanfare from the Make America Healthy Again crowd and hugged the right flank of the Republican Party, enjoying support from former Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa). King had been defeated by Feenstra during a GOP primary back in 2020.<\/p>\n

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King and outside groups sought to cast Feenstra as soft on immigration.<\/p>\n

Now Lahn faces a tough general election matchup against Sand, who has made a name for himself by frequently attacking both political parties, despite being a Democrat. Sand is the only statewide elected Democrat in Iowa.<\/p>\n

Democrats haven\u2019t won a major top-of-the-ticket race in Iowa since former President Barack\u00a0Obama\u00a0in 2012.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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But there has been some cautious optimism in Democratic circles that they will be able to make a strong showing in the gubernatorial and Senate races this time around.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s endorsement\u00a0had proven to be\u00a0remarkably effective this cycle. The president\u00a0took down\u00a0multiple incumbent Republicans, including Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas).<\/p>\n

It marked the first time in over a decade that an incumbent senator had lost their primary.<\/p>\n

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