Buttigieg, Sanders in Virtual Tie as Iowa Slowly Reports Vote
- Final results still not in two days after the caucuses
- New Hampshire primary is the next key primary contest
Senator Bernie Sanders speaks during a caucus night watch party in Des Moines, Iowa, on Feb. 3, 2020.
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Pete Buttigieg and Bernie Sanders were in a virtual tie in the Iowa caucuses early Thursday as the state’s Democratic Party continued to struggle with releasing long-delayed results.
The former South Bend, Indiana, mayor had 26.2% of state delegate equivalents, barely besting the Vermont senator’s 26.1%, with 97% of more than 1,700 precincts reporting results.