BERMAN: Breaking news. Nine-term Republican Congressman Steve King defeated. He lost a primary in Iowa. King over the last few years has been shunned by the GOP leadership for racist remarks. CNN's Jeff Zeleny live in Washington. A lot of people on both sides of the aisle, Jeff, had their fingers crossed for this.</s>JEFF ZELENY, CNN SENIOR WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT: John, good morning. There's no question, Steve King has been a thorn in the side of Republican leaders here in Washington for a long time. And last night was soundly defeated in that aisle of primary in northwest Iowa. This is Republican as Republican territory gets. Look at these numbers here. He was defeated by State Senator Randy Feenstra by ten percentage points, after Steve King has won primary and general election again and again nine times, serving 18 years in the U.S. Congress. Before that was a state senator, as well. END
Rep. Steve King Loses Primary After Racist Comments.