BREAKING: Iowa Rep. Steve King, who has a long history of racist remarks, loses Republican primary, NBC News projects.
Feenstra had a massive money advantage against King and the other candidates. He poured over $230,000 into TV ads, and outside groups spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on ads and outreach in his behalf. His campaign reported having over $120,000 in cash on hand in the latest reporting period, while King had $32,000.in May, King called the primary"the epicenter of the battle against the swamp right now.
King, 71, had been enormously popular in his rural, highly conservative district, but that waned in recent years as some constituents became frustrated with his frequent
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