Live coverage of the Iowa Caucus

People+gather+outside+of+St.+Johns+church+on+Lincoln+Way+on+Feb.+1+for+the+caucuses.+Organizers+estimated+a+turnout+of+150+people.+It+was+originally+meant+to+be+held+inside+the+building+but+had+to+move+to+the+parking+lot.
Gallery | 4 Photos
Charlie Coffey/Iowa State Daily
People gather outside of St. Johns church on Lincoln Way on Feb. 1 for the caucuses. Organizers estimated a turnout of 150 people. It was originally meant to be held inside the building but had to move to the parking lot.

Isd Politics Team
February 1, 2016

UPDATE: 10:45 p.m.

The Democratic race between Clinton and Sanders is still too close to call. With 94 percent reporting, just four delegates separating the two. 

UPDATE: 10:25 p.m.

At a victory party at the Iowa State Fairgrounds, Cruz thanked his supporters for catapulting him to the top — with over 40,000 voters supporting him.

Trump said in West Des Moines he was “honored” to come in second and congratulated Cruz. Rubio, speaking in Des Moines, was focused on the general election, despite coming in third, and said he would be back in Iowa during the fall when he was the Republican nominee. 

UPDATE: 9:30 p.m.

Ted Cruz has been declared the winner in the Republican caucus, leading Donald Trump by about 5,000 votes.

Mike Huckabee also announced he is suspending his campaign for the Republican nomination.

UPDATE: 9:15 p.m.

Martin O’Malley is suspending his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination. 

With 79 percent of Republican precincts reporting, Cruz leads with 27.9 percent, Trump has 24.5 percent and Rubio has 22.8 percent.

On the Democratic side, 81 percent of precincts are reporting. The race is very close with Clinton at 50.2 percent and Sanders at 49.1 percent. O’Malley has less than 1 percent.

UPDATE: 8:00 p.m.

Results from both sides are starting to trickle in. 

With 6 percent reporting on the Republican side, Ted Cruz has a slight lead with 30.2 percent; Donald Trump is second with 28.6 percent; Marco Rubio is third with 17.8 percent; Ben Carson is fourth with 9.8 percent.

With 25 percent reporting on the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton is leading with 52.6 percent; Bernie Sanders has 47.1 percent; Martin O’Malley has 0.5 percent.

UPDATED: 7:25 p.m.

Early reports from Daily reporters around Ames suggest turnout is high. At the Republican caucus at Ames 4-1 at St. John’s Episcopal Church, which includes most of Campustown, about 150 voters were expected, but hundreds were forced to move outside because of overcrowding.

Caucus sites at the Memorial Union, Scheman Building, Ames Middle School and Hansen Agriculture Center in Ames also had high turnout, according to Daily reporters and caucus attendees.

ORIGINAL: 7:20 p.m.

Follow Iowa State Daily’s live coverage of the Iowa Caucuses below. Tweets from reporters and photographers at caucus sites in the Ames and following the candidates in Des Moines area are below.

Also add “iowastatedaily” on Snapchat for a behind the scenes look at our newsroom and from candidate watch party sites in Des Moines.

// <![CDATA[ // &lt;![CDATA[ // &amp;lt;![CDATA[ // &amp;amp;lt;![CDATA[ // &amp;amp;amp;lt;![CDATA[ // &amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;![CDATA[ // &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;![CDATA[ // &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;![CDATA[ // &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;![CDATA[ // &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;![CDATA[ // &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;![CDATA[ // &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;![CDATA[ // &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;![CDATA[ // &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;![CDATA[ !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?’http’:’https’;if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+”://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js”;fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,”script”,”twitter-wjs”); // ]]&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; // ]]&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; // ]]&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; // ]]&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; // ]]&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; // ]]&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; // ]]&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; // ]]&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; // ]]&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; // ]]&amp;amp;amp;gt; // ]]&amp;amp;gt; // ]]&amp;gt; // ]]&gt; // ]]>