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Tuesday, May 17, 2016

2016 US Presidential Elections - Kentucky and Oregon Primaries Tuesday May 17,2016

Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton will compete on Tuesday May 17,2016 in Kentucky and Oregon, while Republican presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump will try to add to his delegate count in Oregon.

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is hoping to keep his campaign alive with strong showings in the Kentucky and Oregon primaries

The Kentucky Democratic primary will award 60 delegates to go to the party's convention in Philadelphia while Oregon's primary will award 74.

Kentucky's primary is closed, meaning only registered Democratic voters can participate.

In Oregon, voters cast ballots entirely by mail.

Hillary Clinton already has an insurmountable lead in the delegate race, 2,240-to-1,437, toward 2,383 to clinch to Democratic party nomination.

Republicans will vote in Oregon on Tuesday, but that race is all but decided, with front-runner Donald Trump having pushed out all of his competitors

There are 28 Republican delegates at stake in Oregon toward Trump securing the party nomination with 1,237.

Donald Trump  now has 1,134 delegates with 436 still available in the party’s seven remaining state contests

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