2016 US Presidential Election - Hillary Clinton victorious in Nevada Democratic Caucus Saturday February 20,2016

Hillary Clinton has been declared the winner of the Nevada Democratic Caucus by the Associated Press.
Delegate Count: (According to The Associated Press)
Hillary Clinton: 18
Bernie Sanders: 14
The State reports a 52/47 split, Clinton with 5,533, Sanders with 5,004.

 

Precinct-by-precinct results reported by the Nevada Democratic Party showed Clinton doing well across the Las Vegas Valley, while Sanders saw the best results in Northern Nevada and rural areas.

Saturday February 20,2016's caucus is the first step for Nevada to send delegates to the Democratic National Convention. Precincts throughout Nevada awarded 12,000 delegates to the two candidates. The delegates go to county party conventions in April 2016, where county delegates are picked for the party's state convention in May 2016.Winners there go on to the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia in July 2016

Bernie Sanders, a Vermont senator and self-described democratic socialist, congratulated Clinton on her victory, but then declared his campaign has “the wind at our backs as we head toward Super Tuesday” — the multi-state voting contests on Tuesday March 01,2016

Hillary Clinton’s victory could be vital in holding off a challenge from Sanders that has been tougher than almost anyone expected. Clinton narrowly won the leadoff caucuses in the Midwestern state of Iowa, but the Vermont senator had a runaway victory in the tiny northeastern state of New Hampshire.