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Zach Lahn Wins Iowa Gubernatorial Primary by 1,650 Votes

8/14/2026

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Zach Lahn won the Iowa gubernatorial primary in June 2026 by about 1,650 votes, a margin under one percent over Rep. Randy Feenstra.
Lisa Demuth, speaker of the Minnesota House, won the gubernatorial primary on August 11, 2026, defeating Trump-endorsed Mike Lindell and pledging tax cuts and fraud elimination.
Lahn co-founded a Koch-funded private school in Kansas in 2018 and was defended by House Majority Leader Bobby Kaufmann as “curiosities, not concerns” with party embrace.

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Zach Lahn won the Iowa gubernatorial primary in June 2026 by about 1,650 votes, a margin under one percent over Rep. Randy Feenstra.
Lisa Demuth, speaker of the Minnesota House, won the gubernatorial primary on August 11, 2026, defeating Trump-endorsed Mike Lindell and pledging tax cuts and fraud elimination.
Lahn co-founded a Koch-funded private school in Kansas in 2018 and was defended by House Majority Leader Bobby Kaufmann as “curiosities, not concerns” with party embrace.