Pete Buttigieg is leading in a partial count of the Iowa caucuses, as results poured in from the state Democratic Party nearly 24 hours after they were first expected.
With 62% of the vote in, Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, was on top of the crowded Democratic primary field with 27% of state delegate equivalents — the way wins and losses have always been measured in Iowa. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders was next at 25%, followed by 18% for Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren. Former Vice President Joe Biden was in fourth place, with 16%.
The results capped a day of uncertainty about the Iowa outcome. Results were delayed Monday night by what the state Democratic Party called a “coding issue” due to a new app used to report results.
It’s unclear when the remaining 38% of Iowa caucuses votes will be in.
“We hit a stumbling block,” Troy Price, the Iowa Democratic Party chairman, told reporters on Tuesday. “I apologize deeply for this.”
Buttigieg, 38, was able to campaign in the state while many of his rivals were sidelined by President Trump’s impeachment trial in the Senate.
He declared victory Monday night before any results were released.
