Donald Trump Takes to Twitter to Celebrate Getting Second Place in Iowa: ‘Great Honor’

Donald Trump Takes to Twitter to Celebrate Getting Second Place in Iowa: ‘Great Honor’
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event, Monday, Feb. 1, 2016, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Zachary Stieber
2/2/2016
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2/2/2016

Cruz, the Texas senator, received 27.65 of the vote, or 51,666 votes, in the first caucus of the 2016 election.

Trump was in second with 24.31 percent (45,427 votes), while Marco Rubio, the Florida senator, ended in third with 23.1 percent (43,165 votes). No other candidate received more than 10 percent of the vote, with Dr. Ben Carson coming in fourth with 9.31 percent (17,395 votes).

The next primary is set for Feb. 9 in New Hampshire.

Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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