Hillary Clinton leading tight Democratic race in Iowa. Ted Cruz ahead in GOP vote.

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published 2 February 2016

The results of the Iowa caucuses are flowing in, with Ted Cruz leading Republicans very slightly with 28.4 percent, followed closely by Donald Trump with 25.1 percent and Marco Rubio with 21.6 percent. In the Democratic caucus, Hillary Clinton leads with 50.7 percent, with Bernie Sanders trailing slightly with 48.6 percent. Just after an hour into the caucuses, these numbers are drawn from 60 percent of Republican caucuses reporting and 69 percent of Democratic caucuses reporting.

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.