01/04/2008
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and Sen. Barack Obama emerged as the victors in the Iowa caucuses. On the first official stop on the road to the White House, Huckabee, heavily backed by evangelical Christians in the state, won the support of 34 percent of the Republican voters, easily beating Mitt Romney, who garnered only 25 percent. On the Democratic side, Obama won 38 percent of the vote, followed by John Edwards with 30 percent and Hillary Clinton with 29 percent. As a result of the night's developments, democratic candidates Sen. Joe Biden and Sen. Chris Dodd dropped out of the race entirely.
The Iowa caucuses witnessed voters looking for change and a new direction for the country, as the night was characterized by incredibly high turnout. Projections estimate that 220,588 Democrats showed up, shattering the previous mark of 124,000. Turnout was also up on the Republican side, where projections showed about 114,000 people taking part in the process.
The candidates now look to New Hampshire, which holds the nation's first primary Tuesday, Jan. 8. Stay tuned to NFIB.com/politics for more election news.
Results:
| Democrats | Republicans |
| 1,781 of 1,781 precincts - 100 percent reported | 1,702 of 1,781 precincts - 96 percent reported |
| Barack Obama - 38 percent | Mike Huckabee - 34 percent |
| John Edwards - 30 percent | Mitt Romney - 25 percent |
| Hillary Clinton - 29 percent | Fred Thompson - 13 percent |
| Bill Richardson - 2 percent | John McCain - 13 percent |
| Joe Biden – 1 percent | Ron Paul – 10 percent |
| Rudy Giuliani – 4 percent | |
| Duncan Hunter – 1 percent |
