Buttigieg and Sanders vie for first place in Iowa Democratic caucuses with most precincts reported

Pete Buttigieg and Sen. Bernie Sanders lead the pack in the 2020 Iowa Democratic caucuses, according to partial results released by the Iowa Democratic Party a day after the first-in-the-nation nominating contest.

The former South Bend, Indiana, mayor has about 27% of state delegate equivalents, narrowly topping the Vermont senator at 25%, according to data the state organization shared from 62% of precincts. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., follows at about 18%, followed by former Vice President Joe Biden with just under 16%, according to the data. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., has more than 12% of support.

Technical glitches in an app used to report caucus data delayed results typically released the night of the Iowa presidential caucuses, which took place Monday. Candidates started to move on to New Hampshire on Tuesday ahead of its Feb. 11 primary, but not before they put positive spin on the Hawkeye State outcome in the absence of official numbers.

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