Sanders, Carson win first Iowa youth caucuses

Ben Carson and Bernie Sanders won respective Republican and Democratic mock caucuses Thursday night in the first-ever Iowa youth caucus.

Middle- and high-school students in 22 counties participated in the mock caucuses, which were organized by Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate, the Republican Party of Iowa and the Iowa Democratic Party. More than 1,600 students had registered for the event.

Carson took about 22 percent of the votes on the Republican side, followed by Donald Trump and Marco Rubio, who both captured about 15 percent of the vote.

On the Democratic side of things, Sanders won about 53 percent of the vote, followed by Martin O'Malley with about 24 percent of the vote. Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton captured about 15 percent.

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