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The Iowa Democratic caucuses took place on February 3, 2020. The results of the 2020 Iowa caucuses had been challenged by Bernie Sanders before the Democratic National Committee's Rules and Bylaws Committee following certification, as of February 29, 2020. [22] However, no news reports about the outcome of that challenge had occurred afterwards.
The first primary was marred by controversy, as technical issues with vote reporting resulted in a three-day delay in vote counting in the Iowa caucus, as well as subsequent recounts. The certified results of the caucus eventually showed Mayor Pete Buttigieg winning the most delegates, while Senator Bernie Sanders won
Entering the Iowa caucuses on February 3, 2020, the field had decreased to 11 major candidates. Results were delayed in Iowa, with Pete Buttigieg winning in state delegate equivalents despite Bernie Sanders winning more votes, followed by Sanders narrowly winning over Buttigieg in the February 11, New Hampshire primary.
On February 13, 2020, American intelligence officials advised members of the House Intelligence Committee that Russia was interfering in the 2020 election in an effort to get Trump re-elected. [ 140 ] [ 141 ] The briefing was delivered by Shelby Pierson , the intelligence community's top election security official and an aide to acting Director ...
To help enforce social distancing, many states expanded absentee and vote-by-mail options for 2020 primary elections and the November general elections. [208] Several elections, including Democratic primaries in Alaska and Hawaiʻi, as well as the Maryland 7th congressional district special election, were conducted entirely with mail-in ballots ...
The Georgia primary was rescheduled from March 24, 2020, to May 19, 2020. [250] It was later rescheduled again from May 19 to June 9. The Louisiana primary was rescheduled from April 4, 2020, to June 20, 2020. [259] It was later rescheduled again from June 20 to July 11. [223] The Connecticut primary was rescheduled from April 28 to June 2. [219]
Aug. 21—With nearly 97,000 votes counted the day after primary voting had ended, Democratic U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola had more votes than her 11 challengers combined. Peltola's challengers included ...
Results were released that showed Buttigieg leading in-state delegate equivalents and Sanders winning a plurality of first-alignment and final-alignment votes. The reporting delays, errors, and inconsistencies surrounding the caucuses prompted DNC Chairman Tom Perez and both campaigns to call for a recanvass.