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Council Bluffs GOP voters bundled up, turned out for first-in-the-nation caucus

Posted at 10:26 PM, Jan 15, 2024
and last updated 2024-01-15 23:26:01-05

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (KMTV)

  • One-hundred-and-thirty-five votes were cast at Kirn Middle School in Council Bluffs on Monday night during the Iowa Caucuses. It was just one of the precincts meeting throughout the state.
  • We spoke with supporters of Ambassador Nikki Haley, Gov. Ron DeSantis and former President Donald Trump who explained why they were speaking at the caucus on behalf of their chosen candidates.
  • At the end of the night, the totals at the Kirn meeting were: Trump 64, Haley 36, DeSantis 26 and Ramaswamy 9.
  • Republican Party of Iowa Chairman Jeff Kaufmann said in a press release that about 100,000 people participated in the caucus this year.
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