Bernie Sanders Declares
Victory in Iowa The complete release of
voting results in the Midwest state
has been delayed for days. NBC News has not declared a victor with 97 percent accounted for. That still has not stopped the
Vermont senator from
claiming a "strong victory." His statement comes after
2020 rival Pete Buttigieg
declared a win on Monday. Results currently show the Indiana mayor with
26.2 percent of state delegate equivalents,
a tiny edge over Sanders' 26.1 percent. Sanders lead with voters'
initial candidate preference
with 42,672 votes over Buttigieg's 36,718 votes. Bernie Sanders,
via press pool Sanders made the declaration to reporters in New Hampshire,
the next state caucus. He also criticized
Iowa's Democratic Party
for the slow rollout. Bernie Sanders, via press pool DNC chair Tom Perez has called for a complete ‘recanvass’ of Iowa's results.