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Ted Cruz Is the Republican winner at the Iowa caucuses

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, sealed a victory in the Republican Iowa caucuses, winning on the strength of his relentless campaigning and support from his party's diehard conservatives. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

Ted Cruz has been declared the Republican winner at the Iowa caucuses.

The Texas Senator garnered about 28 percent of the vote and narrowly beat the front runner in the polls, Donald Trump, who had 24 percent of the vote. Marco Rubio came close as well with 23 percent. (Video via Ted Cruz)

Cruz was boosted by winning the coveted evangelical vote, securing 33 percent of voters who identified themselves as evangelical, according to The Washington Post.

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