Former President Donald Trump currently holds the record for the largest margin of victory in Iowa Republican caucus history, more than double the previous one.
Reuters quotes quotes from Trump campaign report On Friday, the late Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole (R-Kansas) held the record with 12.8% in the previously contested Iowa Republican caucuses.
As of 11:35 p.m. ET, new york times report Trump received 51% of the vote and received 95% of the vote. As of this writing, he holds a 29.7 percentage point lead over Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) at 21.3%. That huge margin will somehow change slightly as the final 5 percent of the votes are counted, but Dole's record will be broken by: Currently it is about 17 points.
Additionally, Trump appears to have received the highest percentage of votes in the history of the Iowa Republican caucuses. Former President George Bush had the best performance of any Republican candidate going back to 1972, winning 41 percent of the vote (Des Moines Public Library data). show.
Here's a breakdown of the top two Republicans in each Iowa caucus, going back to 1988, when Dole set the record, according to the library.
2016: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) Cruz defeats Trump by 3.3 percentage points
- Cruise: 27.6%
- Trump 24.3%
2012: Former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pennsylvania) and former Governor Mitt Romney (R-Mass.) form an alliance.
- Santorum: 24.6%
- Romney: 24.6%
2008: Former Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-Arkansas) beats Romney by 9.2 percentage points.
- Huckabee: 34.4%
- Romney: 25.2%
2000: Former President George Bush defeats Forbes Editor-in-Chief Steve Forbes by 9 percentage points.
- Bush: 41 percent
- Forbes 30%
1996: Dole beat presidential advisor Pat Buchanan by 3 percentage points.
- Doll: 26%
- Buchanan: 23%
1988: Dole beats televangelist Pat Robertson by 12.8 percentage points, via Reuters I got it..
- That year, Mr. Dole received approximately 37% of the vote.
Mr. Trump's victory on Monday was so decisive that the Associated Press, CNN and other major news outlets suspended the campaign just 30 minutes after the caucuses began, with results just beginning to arrive. In fact, less than 1% of the votes were not counted. .
President Trump in Iowa: “I really think this is a time for everyone, for our country, to come together.'' pic.twitter.com/32rlyqy2yb
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This historic victory shows the undeniable energy behind President Trump from the Republican grassroots as he and his beleaguered opponents head to New Hampshire.
