Republican Ted Cruz has beaten Donald Trump
in Iowa's presidential nominating contest for
the Republican party, the first in the 2016 race
for the White House.
In the Democratic poll, Hillary Clinton and
Bernie Sanders were squared off in a virtual
dead heat late on Monday.
Cruz, a conservative politician from Texas, won
with 28 percent of the vote compared to 24
percent for the controversial businessman
Trump, according to US media.
"Tonight is a victory for courageous
conservatives across Iowa and all across this
great nation," Cruz said in his victory speech.
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