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PHOTOS: Scenes From The Iowa Caucuses

Updated February 04, 2020

Jesse Costa

People wait for results at a caucus night campaign rally for democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden on Monday in Des Moines, Iowa. (John Locher/AP)

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Though the results were delayed (and remain incomplete, as of 5:30 p.m. Tuesday), there was plenty of action during the Iowa caucuses Monday night. Get a look at what happened on the ground during the first contest of the 2020 primary season.

WBUR also captured moments from this past weekend, when candidates were out in full force to make their final appeals to Iowa voters.

The leader of Andrew Yang supporters identify themselves at the caucus at Central Campus High School in Des Moines. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Caucus participant at Central Campus High School raise their hands to be counted. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

A precinct captain for Pete Buttegieg wears an “Iowa for Pete” pin on his glowing sneakers at the caucus at Central Campus High School in Des Moines. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

7-year-old Titi Inene places an Elizabeth Warren sticker on a supporter before she enters the auditorium at Central Campus High School in Des Moines. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks to supporters at a caucus night campaign rally in Des Moines, Iowa, Monday, Feb. 3, 2020. Matt Rourke/AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders speaks to supporters at a caucus night campaign rally in Des Moines, Iowa. (Matt Rourke/AP)

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., speaks to supporters at her caucus night campaign rally in Des Moines, Iowa. Nati Harnik/AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar, speaks to supporters at her caucus night campaign rally in Des Moines, Iowa. (Nati Harnik/AP)

Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg speaks to supporters at a caucus night rally in Des Moines, Iowa, Monday, Feb. 3, 2020. (Gene J. Puskar/AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg speaks to supporters at a caucus night rally in Des Moines, Iowa. (Gene J. Puskar/AP)

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., arrives to speak at a caucus night rally in Des Moines, Iowa. No results had yet been announced. (Andrew Harnik/AP)

Joe Biden and Jill Biden at a caucus night campaign rally in Des Moines, Iowa. He spoke to reporters before results were announced. (Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP)

Natalie Serrano, left, and Isaac Garcia watch caucus returns come in with their son Leonel, 2, at a Sen. Bernie Sanders, caucus night campaign rally in Des Moines, Iowa Monday. (Matt Rourke/AP)

Caucus goers seated in the section for Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden hold up their first votes as they are counted at the Knapp Center on the Drake University campus in Des Moines, Iowa on Monday. (Gene J. Puskar/AP)

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks at a caucus at Roosevelt High School on Monday in Des Moines, Iowa. (Andrew Harnik/AP)

Warren supporters raise their hands to be counted during a Democratic party caucus at Hoover High School Monday in Des Moines, Iowa. (Charlie Neibergall/AP)

Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg arrives to speak at a campaign office the day of the Iowa Caucus, Monday, Feb. 3, 2020, in West Des Moines, Iowa. (Andrew Harnik/AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg arrives to speak at a campaign office the day of the Iowa Caucus on Monday in West Des Moines, Iowa. (Andrew Harnik/AP)

Staff members hang a sign before a caucus night party for Democratic presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., in Des Moines, Iowa on Monday. (Nati Harnik/AP) — Staff members hang a sign before a caucus night party for Democratic presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar in Des Moines, Iowa on Monday. (Nati Harnik/AP)

Caucus goers check in before Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks at a caucus at Roosevelt High School, Monday, Feb. 3, 2020, in Des Moines, Iowa. (Andrew Harnik/AP) — Caucus goers check in before Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren speaks at a caucus at Roosevelt High School, Monday, Feb. 3, 2020, in Des Moines, Iowa. (Andrew Harnik/AP)

Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren dances on stage with her nine-year-old grandson Atticus at the end of her campaign speech at Iowa State University in Ames. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Shoppers at RAYGUN in Des Moines peruse the selection of printed T-shirts and other items with various quips about the Iowa caucus. (Jesse Costa/WBUR) — Shoppers at RAYGUN in Des Moines peruse the selection of printed T-shirts and other items with various quips about the Iowa caucuses. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld speaks with press during a campaign stop on East Grand Avenue in Des Moines. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren speaks to supporters during a campaign event at West High School in Iowa City, Iowa. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders speaks to supporters at a rally at Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Rally goers listen to Warren at West High School in Iowa City, Iowa. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Warren speaks to the crowd at West High School in Iowa City, Iowa. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Massachusetts Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley speaks to a group of Warren supporters at a campaign event at West High School in Iowa City, Iowa. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Sanders speaks to supporters at a rally at Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

13-month-old Eliza Bugg chews on a Bernie Sanders sign while she and her father, Aaron, wait for his arrival at a campaign event at Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Supporters cheer as presidential candidate Joe Biden steps up to the podium before a speech at the Vince Meyer Learning Center in Waukee, Iowa, part of his “Soul of the Nation” tour. (Jesse Costa/WBUR) — Supporters cheer as presidential candidate Joe Biden steps up to the podium before a speech at the Vince Meyer Learning Center in Waukee, Iowa, as part of his “Soul of the Nation” tour. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

A videographer looks at her screen, as former presidential candidate Julian Castro, who is campaigning for Sen. Elizabeth Warren, speaks with reporters following a small gathering at La Carreta Mexican Grill in Marshalltown, Iowa. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Presidential candidate Pete Buttegieg speaks to supporters at a town hall event at the Midnight Ballroom in Marshalltown, Iowa. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Presidential candidate Pete Buttegieg speaks to supporters at a town hall event at the Midnight Ballroom in Marshalltown, Iowa. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Drake University, Thursday, in Des Moines, Iowa. (Charlie Neibergall/AP) — President Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Drake University, Thursday, in Des Moines, Iowa. (Charlie Neibergall/AP)

Supporters of President Trump cheer as he arrives to speak at a campaign rally at the Knapp Center Thursday. (Evan Vucci/AP)

Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley pumps up a group of student canvassers during an an Elizabeth Warren campaign event at the Drake University Student Center in Des Moines, Iowa. (Jesse Costa/WBUR) — Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, a surrogate for Elizabeth Warren, pumps up a group of student canvassers at a Warren event at the Drake University Student Center in Des Moines, Iowa. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Slips of paper with responses from college students answering the question, “I caucus because …” are stuck on a wall in the student center at Drake University in Des Moines. It’s part of the Iowa Caucus Project, a program for Drake students who want to learn more about how the caucus process works. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

This article was originally published on January 31, 2020.

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