DES MOINES— Zach Lahn defeated four Republicans, including President Donald Trump-endorsed Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Iowa), to win the GOP primary for Iowa’s gubernatorial race.
Lahn, a self-described farmer and businessman, defeated Feenstra by a razor’s edge with 37.8 percent of the vote to Feenstra’s 37 percent.
Lahn will face off against Democratic nominee Rob Sand, the state auditor of Iowa, in the general election on Nov. 3. Sand was the only Democrat who ran for his party’s nomination.
Iowa has not elected a Democrat for governor in two decades. Cook Political Report ranks the seat as leans Republican.
Feenstra had been endorsed by Trump and was considered the frontrunner by observers, despite signs of growing support for Lahn….