![Mike Huckabee Mike Huckabee](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/mike-huckabee-suspends-campaign.jpg?quality=85&w=2400)
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee announced Monday that he was suspending his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination after a poor showing at the Iowa caucuses.
Huckabee suspended his campaign in a tweet, thanking supporters for their loyalty. Preliminary numbers reported by the Iowa Republican party show Huckabee received less than 2% of votes in Iowa.
In his second bid for the presidential nomination, Huckabee had run himself tired—polling low in Iowa after a long campaign in a state that he won in 2008.
Huckabee is not the only candidate to drop out of the race after a poor performance Monday night in Iowa as Democratic candidate Martin O’Malley also suspended his campaign.
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is expected to win amongst Republicans in Iowa with 27.7% of the vote there, ahead of front-runner Donald Trump.
See Pictures From a Week of Campaigning in Iowa
![Ted Cruz held a rally at the Elwell Family Food Centera in Des Moines, Iowa on Sunday Sunday night, January 31rst. The night before Caucuses he encouraged his supporters to Caucus for him and bring friends in a speech that focused heavily on his religious message. (Natalie Keyssar for TIME)](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/timepol-iowa-february-1-keyssar-ted-cruz-05.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Sen. Marco Rubio, r-Fla., walks from his campaign bus towards a campaign rally in Des Moines, Iowa on Jan. 27.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/timepol-iowa-keyssar-feb-1-gallery-09.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Hillary Clinton campaigns with Bill Clinton in Davenport, Iowa on Jan. 29, 2016.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/timepol-iowa-keyssar-feb-1-gallery-031.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Students listen to Bernie Sanders during a stop at Roosevelt High School in Des Moines, Iowa on Jan. 28, 2016.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/timepol-iowa-keyssar-feb-1-gallery-10.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Bernie Sanders speaks during a campaign rally and concert in Iowa City, Iowa on Jan. 30, 2016.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/timepol-iowa-keyssar-feb-1-gallery-051.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Supporters attend a campaign rally in Des Moines, Iowa on Jan. 28, 2016.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/timepol-iowa-keyssar-feb-1-gallery-012.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks to supporters at a campaign town hall in Pella, Iowa, on Jan. 29.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/timepol-iowa-keyssar-feb-1-gallery-07.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Ben Carson speaks to supporters in Iowa City, Iowa on Jan. 29.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/timepol-iowa-keyssar-feb-1-gallery-08.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and his wife Janet campaign at the Crossroads shooting range in Johnston, Iowa on Jan. 30, 2016.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/timepol-mike-huckabee-jan-30-03.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Martin O'Malley walks during a canvas launch at a supporter's home in Johnston, Iowa on Jan. 31.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/timepol-iowa-keyssar-feb-1-gallery-11.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Hillary Clinton speaks during a campaign rally with husband Bill Clinton in Davenport, Iowa on Jan. 29, 2016.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/timepol-hillary-clinton-jan-30-03.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![TIMEPOL Ted Cruz Republican presidential candidate, Marco Rubio, appeared at a caucus event with his family on Feb. 1, 2016, at the 7 Flags Event Center in Clive, Iowa.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/timepol-iowa-keyssar-feb-1-gallery-13.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Donald Trump greets supporters at a rally in Des Moines, Iowa on Jan. 26.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/timepol-iowa-keyssar-feb-1-gallery-041.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
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