Buttigieg officially wins the Iowa caucuses

[AngelicaHora]

https://iowastartingline.com/2020/02/27/final-iowa-caucus-results-pete-buttigieg-wins/

The final Iowa Caucus results are finally final: Pete Buttigieg has won (still).

This evening, the Iowa Democratic Party released the results of the recount requested by Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg’s campaigns for 23 precincts. They reported that 19 results at the county delegate level were changed, but overall, it only slightly changed things in favor of Buttigieg, who already had an extremely narrow lead.

The final state delegate equivalent totals have Buttigieg at 562.954 and Sanders at 562.021. Compared to the most recent numbers following the recanvass, it appears that both candidates lost a small fraction of SDEs. Buttigieg was then at 563.207 and Sanders at 563.127.

That changes Buttigieg’s initial 0.003% victory after the recanvass to a commanding 0.04% win now.

Congrats to Pete for this incredible victory. If only the caucuses had gone smoothly and he'd received the media attention he so desperately needed. He'd likely have won NH as well and a much better shot at winning the nomination. But I suppose we'll never know.

In any case he has made history as the first LGBT, and (I believe) the youngest ever winner of a presidential primary/caucus.