Trump's pick loses Iowa governor primary in first 2026 endorsement upset
MAHA-backed Zach Lahn narrowly beat Trump-endorsed Rep. Randy Feenstra in Iowa's Republican gubernatorial primary — the first statewide primary loss for a Trump-backed candidate this cycle.
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Reported as a grassroots 'Make America Healthy Again' upset: MAHA- and Turning Point-backed Zach Lahn edged out Rep. Randy Feenstra despite Trump's late 'Complete and Total Endorsement,' framed as movement energy rather than a rebuke of Trump.
Framed as the first 2026 primary defeat for a Trump-backed candidate and a warning sign of Republican infighting in deep-red Iowa — evidence, commentators argue, that a Trump endorsement no longer guarantees a win.