The first official hurdle in the path to the White House was cleared in Iowa on Monday night for Ted Cruz.

The GOP Senator from Texas won the Iowa caucus and is now carrying that momentum to New Hampshire for the nation’s first primary.

Cruz gathered nearly 28 percent of the vote, outpacing Republican front-runner Donald Trump’s 24 percent. While most polling outlets still had Trump leading up to the decision in Iowa, Cruz ultimately came out on top. In another Republican surprise Florida Senator Marco Rubio nearly finished ahead of Trump as well. Rubio finished with 23 percent of the vote.

Things are not as clear cut for the Democrats in Iowa. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has declared victory in the first battle with Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, but the margin was razor thin. The AP has called the race for Clinton as of Tuesday afternoon. Clinton received 49.9 percent of the vote, compared with Sanders’ 49.6 percent, according to the Associated Press. Martin O’Malley received .6 percent and subsequently suspended his campaign.

CBS News Correspondent Steve Futterman has been in Iowa covering the caucus. Futterman spoke with WCHL’s Blake Hodge about the results.

 

On the Republican side, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee suspended his campaign following the Iowa caucus.

A dwindling but still large group of Republicans led by Cruz, Trump and Rubio will now join Clinton and Sanders in New Hampshire, where residents of the Granite State will head to polls next week.

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