U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz emerges victorious at a rally Monday, February 1, in Des Moines after taking first place in Iowa's Republican caucuses on Monday, February 1. With about 99% of precincts reporting, Cruz had 28% of the vote, compared with 24% for Donald Trump and 23% for U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio. "Iowa has sent notice that the Republican nominee and the next president of the United States will not be chosen by the media, will not be chosen by the Washington establishment," Cruz said.
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With former President Bill Clinton and daughter Chelsea at her side, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton addresses supporters February 1 at Drake University in Des Moines. The following morning, the Clinton campaign declared victory in the razor-thin contest against Sen. U.S. Bernie Sanders. "Hillary Clinton has won the Iowa caucus," the Clinton campaign said. "After thorough reporting -- and analysis -- of results, there is no uncertainty and Secretary Clinton has clearly won the most national and state delegates." The Iowa Democratic Party indicated in a separate statement it was not ready to make a call.
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Sanders and his wife, Jane, acknowledge the crowd as he arrives for his caucus night rally in Des Moines. "Nine months ago, we came to this beautiful state, we had no political organization, we had no money, we had no name recognition and we were taking on the most powerful political organization in the United States of America," Sanders said. "And tonight, while the results are still not known, it looks like we are in a virtual tie."
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Trump gives supporters the thumbs-up as he concedes defeat in Des Moines. Trump vowed to win next week's New Hampshire primary. "We will go on to get the Republican nomination, and we will go on to easily beat Hillary or Bernie," Trump said. "We finished second, and I have to say I am just honored."
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Rubio addresses his supporters at a caucus night rally in Des Moines. "This is the moment they said would never happen," Rubio said. "For months, they told us we had no chance. They told me that I needed to wait my turn, that I needed to wait in line. But tonight here in Iowa, the people of this great state have sent a very clear message: after seven years of Barack Obama, we are not waiting any longer to take our country back."
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Clinton supporters in Des Moines watch the television as caucus results roll in.
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Trump supporters attend a watch party in West Des Moines.
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A Sanders supporter celebrates caucus results at a Des Moines precinct.
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Republican voters sing the national anthem in the gymnasium of an elementary school in Adel, Iowa.
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Paper ballots are counted at a middle-school auditorium in Des Moines.
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A Rubio supporter holds a sign at a caucus site in Clive, Iowa.
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Sanders watches caucus returns at his hotel room in Des Moines.
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People sign in as they arrive at a Democratic Party caucus in Keokuk, Iowa.
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Iowans register to cast their ballot in Ames.
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Caucus workers check in voters prior to a Republican Party caucus in Keokuk.
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The shadows of lined-up caucusgoers are seen outside a school in West Des Moines.
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Clinton poses for selfies at her campaign office in Des Moines.
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Trump pauses for a selfie while visiting the St. Francis of Assisi Church, a caucus site in West Des Moines.
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Cruz speaks earlier in the day at the Green County Community Center in Jefferson, Iowa.