Hillary Clinton has narrowly won the Democratic caucuses in Iowa, outpacing a surprisingly strong challenge from Bernie Sanders to claim the first victory in the 2016 race for president.
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The former secretary of state, senator from New York and first lady edged past the Vermont senator in a race the Iowa Democratic Party called the closest in its caucus history.
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The Iowa Democratic Party said it would not do any recount of the close results, and a spokesman for the Sanders campaign said it does not intend to challenge the results of the caucuses.
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Clinton's victory in the Iowa Democratic caucuses means she will collect 23 delegates and Sanders will win 21.
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With her advantage in superdelegates - the party officials who can support the candidate of their choice - Clinton now has a total of 385 delegates. Sanders has 29.
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It takes 2,382 delegates to win the Democratic nomination for president. (AP)
