Election meltdown: What went wrong at the Iowa caucuses


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  • Wednesday, 05 Feb 2020

FILE PHOTO: Supporters listen as Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) speaks at her Iowa Caucus rally in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S., February 3, 2020. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

(Reuters) - A technology meltdown triggered chaos in the hours after the Iowa caucuses were held on Monday night, upending a highly-anticipated first contest in the U.S. Democratic presidential nomination race.

Iowa officials had anticipated releasing results before bedtime. But by midday on Tuesday, not a single precinct result had been made public.

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