RANDY FEENSTRA TOLD HIS SUPPORTERS LAST NIGHT IN HULL THAT HE CALLED ZACH LAHN AND TOLD HIM HE NEEDS TO “CARRY THE TORCH” AND THAT HE’S WILLING TO OFFER HIS SUPPORT.
LAHN DEFEATED FEENSTRA FOR THE REPUBLICAN NOMINATION TO RUN FOR GOVERNOR OF IOWA:
CONCEDE1 OC…HELP HIM OUT. :09
FEENSTRA, WHO RECEIVED THE ENDORSEMENT OF PRESIDENT TRUMP LATE LAST WEEK, SAYS HE’S DISAPPOINTED WITH THE LOSS BUT HE WILL BE OKAY:
CONCEDE2 OC……THAT’S EXCITING. :11
FEENSTRA HAS HELD ELECTED OFFICE FOR TWO DECADES, SERVING AS SIOUX COUNTY AUDITOR, A STATE SENATOR AND, SINCE 2021 AS A MEMBER OF THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
KAY HENDERSON & SHEILA BRUMMER CONTRIBUTED TO STORY
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IT WAS A CLOSELY CONTESTED RACE FOR GOVERNOR OF IOWA WITH ZACH LAHN DEFEATING CONGRESSMAN RANDY FEENSTRA FOR THE REPUBLICAN NOMINATION.
FEENSTRA CONCEDED TO LAHN SHORTLY AFTER 10:30PM IN WHAT IS CONSIDERED TO BE AN UPSET AS FEENSTRA WAS ENDORSED BY PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND FORMER GOVERNOR TERRY BRANSTAD IN THE FINAL WEEK OF THE CAMPAIGN.
LAHN UNOFFICIALLY WON BY ONLY ABOUT A ONE PER CENT MARGIN WITH ADAM STEEN A DISTANT 3RD PLACE FINISHER AND BRAD SHERMAN AND EDDIE ANDREWS EVEN FATHER BEHIND.
LAHN WILL NOW FACE DEMOCRAT ROB SAND IN NOVEMBER, WHO WAS UNCHALLENGED FOR HIS PARTY’S NOMINATION.
