Buttigieg, Sanders Lead Iowa Democratic Caucus: Partial Results

L: Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speaks on stage at "First in the West" event in Las Vegas, Nevada on Nov. 17, 2019. (Bridget Bennett/AFP via Getty Images) R: South Bend Mayor Democratic presidential candidate, Pete Buttigieg, talks to the press after a Sunday morning service at Greenleaf Christian Church in Goldsboro, North Carolina on Dec. 1, 2019. Logan Cyrus/AFP via Getty Images

Chair of the Iowa Democratic Party Troy Price blamed a “coding error” for the delay in the results of the Iowa caucus, adding that the first batch of results released Tuesday night are made up of 62 percent of precincts from all 99 counties in the state.

As of 5 p.m. ET, former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg was the leader in the Democratic caucus, while Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) was second. Buttigieg was leading with 26.9 percent of the vote. Sanders was second with 25.1 percent, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) was third with 18.3 percent, and former Vice President Joe Biden was fourth with 15.6 percent, according to the partial and incomplete results.