Buttigieg Holds Thin Lead in Iowa With 100% of Precincts Tallied

Race won’t be called because of thin margin, irregularities
Buttigieg leads in delegates, Sanders leads in popular vote

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By Gregory Korte

February 7, 2020 at 1:55 AM UTC

Updated on

February 7, 2020 at 2:31 AM UTC

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Pete Buttigieg holds a razor-thin lead over Bernie Sanders in the Iowa caucus with 100% of precincts reporting.

Buttigieg had 26.2% of state delegate equivalents to Sanders’ 26.1%, according to official results. Elizabeth Warren had 18%, Joe Biden had 15.8% and Amy Klobuchar had 12.3%. Other candidates were far behind.