Clinton Campaign Claims Victory in Iowa

Des Moines, IA (WOLO) — The Iowa contest has yet to be officially decided, but Hillary Clinton’s campaign is already declaring victory in the Iowa Democratic caucuses.

With 99% of precincts reporting, both Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders take about 50% of the vote.

Hillary Clinton: 49.9%

Bernie Sanders: 49.6%

The numbers are in from the Iowa Democratic Party.

Iowa Democratic Party Chair  Dr. Andy McGuire released a statement on Monday’s vote.

It reads in part, “The results tonight are the closest in Iowa Democratic caucus history. Hillary Clinton has been awarded  699.57 state delegate equivalents,  Bernie Sanders has been awarded 695.49 state delegate equivalents, Martin O’Malley has been awarded 7.68 state delegate equivalents and uncommitted has been awarded .46 state delegate equivalents. We still have outstanding results in one precinct (Des Moines—42), which is worth 2.28 state delegate equivalents. We will report that final precinct when we have confirmed those results with the chair.”

Should Sanders take the last precinct, it still wouldn’t be enough to edge out Clinton.

Martin O’Malley has suspended his campaign following the Iowa caucus, after receiving only 0.5% of the vote.