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| US election: Ted Cruz wins Iowa Republican vote | |
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| Texas Senator Ted Cruz has won the Iowa Republican caucuses, the first vote of the US 2016 presidential election. | |
| Businessman Donald Trump was leading in polling ahead of the vote but is likely to finish in second place. | Businessman Donald Trump was leading in polling ahead of the vote but is likely to finish in second place. |
| Florida Senator Marco Rubio appears to have performed far better than expected, and will probably finish in third place. | Florida Senator Marco Rubio appears to have performed far better than expected, and will probably finish in third place. |
| Votes in the Democratic race are still being counted. | Votes in the Democratic race are still being counted. |
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| With 85% of results in, frontrunner Hillary Clinton and self-proclaimed Democratic socialist Bernie Sanders are less than 1% apart. | With 85% of results in, frontrunner Hillary Clinton and self-proclaimed Democratic socialist Bernie Sanders are less than 1% apart. |
| Speaking after the results, Marco Rubio congratulated Mr Cruz and said he was the candidate who could unify the divided Republican party. | |
| Just minutes after that, Mr Trump took to another stage where he too congratulated the Texas senator, and said he was "honoured" by the second-place finish. | |
| At least two candidates are dropping out following the results. | |
| Sources close to Democrat Martin O'Malley, former Maryland governor, have told the BBC that he will suspend his campaign - narrowing the field to two competitive candidates. | |
| On the Republican side, Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee tweeted that he too would suspend his campaign. | |
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| Three things Ted Cruz says: A 60-second summary of the Republican candidate's stump speech | |
| The Texan Tea Partier: Ted Cruz's rapid, rocky ascension to presidential candidate | |
| How does a US election work? If you want to be president, it helps to be governor, senator, or five-star military general - and have lots of patience | |
| Special report: The BBC's full coverage of the race to the White House |