Sen. Bernie Sanders
It’s another big night in the race for the Democratic Party nomination, and front-runner Hillary Clinton is facing strong challenges by rival Bernie Sanders in at least three of Tuesday’s five presidential primaries.
Clinton has a clear advantage in North Carolina and Florida, but Sanders plans to give her stiff competition in Illinois, Missouri and Ohio. The primaries come just one week after Sanders enjoyed an upset victory against Clinton in Michigan.
Florida is the largest prize Tuesday evening, as the winner-take-all state offers 246 Democrat delegates.
Clinton has more than half the delegates needed to win the nomination, mostly because superdelegates have largely chosen to align behind her. To get the Democratic Party nomination, a candidate must win 2,383 delegates. As of Tuesday, 2,950 were still available.
Sanders is under pressure to demonstrate his Michigan win was not a fluke. He needs to prevail with major wins in Missouri, Ohio and Illinois to prove he is still a viable contender for the nomination or face pressure to bow out of the race.
Clinton’s Facebook page showed some eager future voters in North Carolina.
An emotional voter named Laura sent Clinton an email Tuesday morning:
I cast my ballot for you today in Missouri. It was such an emotional moment for me that I found myself in tears as I drove home from my polling place – tears of joy to have the opportunity to vote for you not only because you are going to be the first woman president, but because you are the right person for this country!! I believe in you and am so proud to watch you become the first woman president of the United States. Thank you.
Sanders sent multiple tweets urging citizens to get out the vote and call other voters.
Results will be posted below as they come in.
Florida
246 Democrat delegates – winner take all
(Polls close at 8 p.m. EDT)
With 33 percent reporting:
Clinton: 65 percent
Sanders: 33 percent
Ohio
159 Democrat delegates – proportional
(Polls close at 7:30 p.m. EDT)
With <1 percent reporting:
Clinton: 67 percent
Sanders: 32 percent
North Carolina
121 Democrat delegates
(Polls close at 7:30 p.m. EDT)
With 1 percent reporting:
Clinton: 59 percent
Sanders: 38 percent
Illinois
182 Democrat delegates
(Polls close at 8 p.m. EDT)
With 0 percent reporting:
Clinton: 0 percent
Sanders: 0 percent
Missouri
84 Democrat delegates
(Polls close at 8 p.m. EDT)
With 0 percent reporting:
Clinton: 0 percent
Sanders: 0 percent
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