Buttigieg and Sanders take lead in Iowa results. Biden a Disappointing 4th place Behind Warren.
Note: State delegate equivalents are calculated from the results of the second alignment at each caucus location. These fractional numbers for each candidate will be used by the party to calculate the number of pledged state delegates a candidate will receive. Read more.
Biden fades after vying to prove his electability against Trump
Full results remain delayed after a byzantine process — plagued by technical difficulties — began Monday night and continued with no clear timeline for a resolution.
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Iowa Democrats kept their app secret to prevent hacks. Instead, they got confusion and chaos.
A cascade of technical glitches generated mass confusion, turning the Democrats’ first-in-the-country presidential nominating contest into a global embarrassment and fueling calls for Iowa to relinquish its status at the top of the nomination calendar.
The Take
AnalysisMonday was a confusing night for Democrats. President Trump is smiling.
The Democrats had the spotlight in Iowa, but in the end it was for all the wrong reasons. The president and his team are trying to make the most of it.
A county chair did everything he could to prepare for caucuses. Then it all blew up.
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| Candidate | Pct. | SDEs | Del. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26.7 | % | 512.01 | — | |
| 25.4 | 488.06 | — | ||
| 18.3 | 351.95 | — | ||
| 15.9 | 305.85 | — | ||
| 12.1 | 232.28 | — | ||
| Total SDEs from 86% of precincts | 1919.78 | |||
Biden calls Iowa caucuses standing a ‘gut punch’
The former vice president sought to reinvigorate his campaign with new attacks on Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg.