Photos: The winners and near-winners of Iowa's caucuses

Caucus-goers line up outside an elementary school.
Caucus-goers line up Monday night outside a Democrat Party caucus held at Maple Grove Elementary in West Des Moines, Iowa. The turnout in Iowa was deemed historically large.
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This year's iteration of the Iowa caucuses featured a historically large turnout and a handful of surprising twists.

Hillary Clinton defeated Bernie Sanders by the narrowest of margins in the Iowa Democratic caucuses, NPR reported. On the Republican side, Ted Cruz pulled out the victory against Donald Trump, and Marco Rubio finished a strong third.

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