Buttigieg leads in delegates, Sanders leads raw vote in Iowa caucuses based
on 62% of precincts The Iowa Democratic Party released partial results at 4
p.m. CT yesterday from Monday’s caucuses that showed Pete Buttigieg in
first place with 26.9% of state delegate equivalents. Bernie Sanders was
second at 25.1%, Elizabeth Warren was third with 18.3%, and Joe Biden and
Amy Klobuchar were fourth and fifth, respectively. *These results are from
62% of the state’s 1,765 precincts*.
The number of state delegate equivalents reflect the final votes received
by candidates who had more than 15% support in each precinct after
caucusgoers realigned their votes after the initial count. Sanders led
Buttigieg in the final raw vote taken after that realignment and in the
initial raw vote of caucusgoers.
Iowa Democratic Party Chair Troy Price said in a press conference that the
delayed release of the caucus results was due to a reporting issue and the
underlying data from the precinct locations was accurate. He did not
provide a timetable as to when further results would be released.
Our writers have started tracking key events in the process and responses
to the delayed release of Iowa caucus results. Follow this page for updates
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