Iowa's first-in-the-nation caucuses kick off the U.S. primary election season Monday, Feb. 1, 2016.
Iowa Set To Kick Off US Primary Election Process
![Students volunteer for Jeb Bush at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, Jan. 27, 2016. Iowa's first-in-the-nation caucuses kick off the U.S. primary election season Monday.](https://gdb.voanews.com/1D9FE2E6-FAE3-4C7E-853C-3AE34248D7A3_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Students volunteer for Jeb Bush at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, Jan. 27, 2016. Iowa's first-in-the-nation caucuses kick off the U.S. primary election season Monday.
![Westhenry Ioerger is a supporter and campaign volunteer for Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz, in Des Moines, Iowa. The stae's first-in-the-nation caucuses kick off the U.S. primary election season Monday.](https://gdb.voanews.com/192B1AE7-E706-4F32-B66E-17F243AF6A94_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Westhenry Ioerger is a supporter and campaign volunteer for Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz, in Des Moines, Iowa. The stae's first-in-the-nation caucuses kick off the U.S. primary election season Monday.
![Alec Bognar, a supporter of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, poses at a rally in Des Moines, Iowa, Jan. 28, 2016.](https://gdb.voanews.com/0E7456FA-77CB-4285-BBDE-12AB26852AFB_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Alec Bognar, a supporter of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, poses at a rally in Des Moines, Iowa, Jan. 28, 2016.
![Jonathan Rudnick is a supporter of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, in Des Moines, Iowa. Iowa's first-in-the-nation caucuses kick off the U.S. primary election season Monday.](https://gdb.voanews.com/927472EA-07E5-4B2D-A003-A88F96DCC933_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Jonathan Rudnick is a supporter of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, in Des Moines, Iowa. Iowa's first-in-the-nation caucuses kick off the U.S. primary election season Monday.