"Well, we're here, and we're awake," Bill Clinton said.Ĭlinton's Iowa victory may have been razor-thin - but that's a lot better than the third place finish she suffered in 2008. When she appeared at Nashua Community College, her husband Bill Clinton acknowledged the long, tense night. Only then did she learn that she had become the first woman ever to win the Iowa caucuses - but by the slimmest of margins. Her challenger, Bernie Sanders, was also back on the campaign trail - sounding a lot like an Iowa winner as well.Ĭlinton caught the red-eye from Iowa, landing in New Hampshire early Tuesday morning. The major presidential candidates are campaigning across New Hampshire on Wednesday, continuing their sprint toward primary day next Tuesday.įollowing her razor-thin victory in the Iowa caucuses, Democrat Hillary Clinton spent Tuesday rallying loyal Democrats. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP) This article is more than 6 years old. We saw passionate, engaged Iowans turn out in all 99 counties, and for the first time ever, the IDP ran both a Tele-Caucus and satellite caucus locations, fulfilling our promise to expand participation and improve on an already incredible process.Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton waves to supporters as she arrives on Tuesday for an event in Hampton, N.H., on her first day in New Hampshire after winning the Iowa Caucus. “Tonight we saw an historically close Iowa Democratic Caucus that featured one of our strongest turnouts ever and passion and energy from Democrats all across our state.Īfter a year where Iowans took the time to see candidates, ask them thoughtful questions, and became volunteers and leaders themselves, tonight 171,109 Iowa Democrats came together with their neighbors to engage in a spirited discussion on the future of our country. Andy McGuire, also released a statement about the caucus results. The head of the Iowa Democratic Party, Dr. Statistically, there is no outstanding information that could change the results and no way that Senator Sanders can overcome Secretary Clinton’s advantage.” After thorough reporting – and analysis – of results, there is no uncertainty and Secretary Clinton has clearly won the most national and state delegates. “Hillary Clinton has won the Iowa Caucus. Matt Paul, Hillary for America’s Iowa State Director, released a statement following Clinton’s caucus victory. Political reporter for Univision, Fernando Peinado, posted a video to his Twitter that shows a coin toss for a Clinton-Sanders tie. Clinton had 49.8 percent of the delegates while 49.6 percent went to Sanders.Īccording to the Iowa Democratic Party, Clinton received 700.59 delegates compared to Sanders’ 696.82 delegates.Ĭlinton becomes the first woman in history to win the Iowa caucuses.īut the results were more than just razor-thin in some precincts, it was a tie, therefore deferring to a coin toss, In precincts in Ames, Newton, West Branch, Davenport and two in Des Moines, there were an odd number of delegates, so they couldn’t be evenly split into two. The precinct is worth 2.28 delegates and mathematically would not change the final outcome in the race.īut 100 percent of the caucus precincts were reported mid-morning Tuesday, and Clinton was shown to have won the Democratic Iowa Caucus by only two-tenths of a percent. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.ĭES MOINES, Iowa - In the closest Iowa Democratic caucuses in history, former secretary of state Hillary Clinton narrowly defeated Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders.Īs of early Tuesday morning, results from only one precinct, located in Des Moines, remained unknown. This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.
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