Sanders, Trump projected winners in West Virginia primaries
Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders and his Republican rival, Donald Trump, have emerged as the victors of primary elections in the US state of West Virginia, media projections say.
As polls closed in the state, results from the Tuesday primary elections showed that the Vermont Senator took the lead over his party's front-runner, Hillary Clinton.
“Every vote we earn and every delegate we secure sends an unmistakable message about the values we share, the country's support for the ideas of our campaign, and a rejection of Donald Trump and his values," Sanders’ campaign said in a statement.
His win does little to close the delegate gap in the race and the former secretary of state is far enough ahead nationally to be the nominee.
With 2,224 delegates, Clinton is close to the 2,383 necessary to win, according to a CNN tally while Sanders stands at 1,448.
Of a total 37, the Vermont senator will take a majority of West Virginia’s 29 pledged delegates.
On the Republican side, Trump garnered the West Virginia delegates with 71.6 percent of the votes ahead of rivals Senator Ted Cruz at 14.9 percent and John Kasich standing at 8.2.
The billionaire businessman easily swept the 34 delegates at stake in West Virginia, as he closes in on the 1,237 delegates needed to clinch the Republican nomination.
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