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Nine-term Iowa GOP Congressman Steve King may lose his seat at the hands of his own party

AMES, Iowa - Rep. Steve King is among the most conservative members of Congress, and he represents a district so red that Donald Trump won it by 27 percentage points in 2016. Yet the nine-term congressman is at risk of losing his seat - at the hands of his own party.

A broad spectrum of Iowa and national Republicans - from moderate establishment types to conservative evangelical leaders - are leading an expensive effort to oust the controversial congressman. On Tuesday, he faces off with well-financed GOP state legislator Randy Feenstra and other rivals in a primary that many Iowa strategists say is too close

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