Buttigieg and Sanders Nearly Tied in Iowa With 97 Percent of Votes Reported

(L) Democratic presidential candidate Mayor Pete Buttigieg is interviewed by moderator Chris Wallace during a FOX News Channel Town Hall at the River Center in Des Moines, Iowa on Jan. 26, 2020 in Des Moines, Iowa. (Steve Pope/Getty Images) (R) Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks to the media after boarding the plane at the Des Moines International Airport on Feb. 04, 2020 in Des Moines, Iowa. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) nearly tied in Iowa, with most of the caucus results reported on Wednesday night.

With 97 percent of Iowa’s precincts reporting, Buttigieg remained the leader of the race, with 26.2 percent of state delegates. He’s closely trailed by Sanders, with 26.1 percent.