White House race: Trump loses Iowa battle; Hillary fights on

February 02, 2016 09:18

Iowa voters began the nationwide process of choosing a new US president, with Ted Cruz prevailing over Donald Trump in the Republican caucuses. Cruz earned the support of around 28 percent of caucusgoers.

Donald Trump got about 24 percent of the vote. Marco Rubio got about 23 percent of the vote. Ben Carson and other candidates were far behind the top three.

Cruz's win is a surprise for pollsters, most of whom had been predicting a Trump victory. And it's a shock for Republican insiders, many of whom loathe Cruz as much as they loathe Trump. Cruz is a U.S. senator, but he's not considered an establishment figure.

The results of the Democrats' Iowa caucuses remained too close to call, meanwhile, but early entrance poll data indicated a lead for former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, according to NBC News. In that race, NBC News was allocating 15 of 52 delegates to Clinton, and 15 to Vermont US Senator Bernie Sanders as of 9:50 pm ET (8:20 am IST).

Meanwhile, NBC News reported that former Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley will suspend his campaign in a speech later on Monday night. And former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee tweeted just before 10:30 pm ET (9am IST) that he had officially suspended his campaign, as well.

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