2018 IA-04th Congressional Election

Increasingly outspoken in his beleifs, King had faced reelection troubles back in 2012, with Governor Terry Brandstad Saving him, but despite that it was a national surprise when Scholten ended up drawing a close race with King throughout the campaign. 

Here, King's outspoken far-right beliefs, such as ending Birthright Citizenship, making English the official language of the United States, meeting with European Far right Parties and endorsing a Toronto Mayoral candidate with Neo-Nazi ties were enough to destroy his reputation.