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- The 2024 Iowa Republican caucuses started on Monday evening.
- Iowans gathered at over 1,600 precincts to cast the first votes in the GOP primary.
- Former President Donald Trump was declared the winner almost immediately.
The 2024 presidential campaign officially started on Monday. As they have for decades, Iowa Republicans kicked off actual voting with a series of caucuses around the state's 99 counties.