Buttigieg edges out Sanders to narrowly secure win in Iowa
WASHINGTON: Pete Buttigieg narrowly won Iowa’s Democratic presidential caucuses, the state party said on Thursday, after a long delay in releasing the results of the first contest in the race to pick a challenger to Republican President Donald Trump.
Buttigieg, the 38-year-old former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, edged out US senator Bernie Sanders by 26.2% to 26.1% of state-delegate equivalents - the data traditionally used to determine the winner - with 100% of precincts counted, the Democratic Party said.
Senator Elizabeth Warren finished third with 18%, while former vice-president Joe Biden limped to fourth with 15.8%. US senator Amy Klobuchar finished fifth with 12.3%.
KEY ENDORSEMENT FOR BLOOMBERG
NORFOLK:The former navy secretary who was fired after criticising US President Donald Trump said on Friday he is endorsing Democrat Michael Bloomberg for president. Richard Spencer was set to announce the endorsement in Norfolk, Virginia. AGENCIES