Rep. Steve King, criticized by both sides of the aisle for controversial statements about race, loses Republican primary in Iowa
and has said those comments were taken out of context for political reasons. He's described the backlash as an orchestrated campaign against him.. He has long been a strident critic of legal abortion and illegal immigration, and has made remarks that Republicans have decried before.Feenstra had amassed significant state elected officials and national Republican-aligned groups, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, National Right to Life and the Republican Jewish Coalition.
The 4th District, in conservative northwest Iowa, has long favored Republicans. King won in 2016 with 61% of the vote — a 22 percentage-point margin over his Democratic challenger. That same year, President Donald Trump won the district, besting Democrat Hillary Clinton by nearly 30 percentage points."I have some concerns. There is no question the race is tightening up," King told theIn 2018, King defeated Democrat J.D. Scholten by just 3.
Scholten is running again this year and was unopposed for the Democratic nomination, which he won Tuesday. He will face Feenstra in November. Stephen Gruber-Miller covers the Iowa Statehouse and politics for the Register. He can be reached by email at
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