Monday night's Iowa caucuses proved to be a historic night for candidates from both parties.
By the time the precincts finished reporting results — a process that went through midday Tuesday — both of the major candidates remaining on the Democratic side made history.
Campaign allies celebrated former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's victory as the first female candidate to win the Iowa caucuses.
"Today it’s important to take a moment to recognize the historical significance of this step forward for women and girls across the country," Stephanie Schriock, the president of the influential women's political group Emily's List, said in a statement.
Clinton's victory wasn't the only notable milestone for Democrats.
In Iowa alone, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont), who identifies as a secular Jew, received more delegates than any non-Christian candidate has in campaign history.
Republicans also celebrated the historic nature of their caucuses.
In an upset victory over Donald Trump, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) became the first Hispanic candidate to win the Iowa caucuses.
And beyond the candidates, the race itself notched a few firsts. Clinton's close win over Sanders was the narrowest marginal victory in caucus history.
And though Democrats didn't live up to their record 2008 turnout, on the Republican side, caucus turnout blew past the previous record. Republican voter turnout in 2016 was more than 180,000 — about 60,000 higher than in 2012.
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