Joe Biden Also Beat Bernie Sanders In The Illinois Primary

Former Vice President Joe Biden brought in 58 percent of the vote and 36 percent of precincts reporting, making him the projected winner of the Illinois primary election on Tuesday (March 17). Sen. Bernie Sanders garnered 36 percent of the vote. President Donald Trump won the Republican primary, as expected.


Of the state's 184 delegates, 155 are up for grabs as pledged delegates depending on the results of the primary. For now, 93 have gone to Biden and 36 have gone to Sanders.


Illinois also voted for United States Senate and Home of Representatives this Tuesday. In the Senate, Sen. Dick Durbin won the election uncontested and it's unclear who he'll face in November at the time of publication. In the Residence, 18 districts were up for election.


Illinois wasn't the only state who contained a presidential primary on Tuesday — Arizona, and Florida also contained elections. Ohio was scheduled to hold elections on Tuesday as well nevertheless determined to postpone their primaries up until a later date group in attempt to better protect poll workers and voters alike. Other states have followed suit, in a task to follow Center for Infection Control suggestions about crowd sizes and other means of allowing people to participate in social distancing in group to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus.


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