Clinton wins Nebraska primary but gets no delegates

by Cyra Master - 05/10/16 10:25 PM ET

Hillary Clinton won a symbolic victory Tuesday in Nebraska, taking 59 percent of the primary vote to rival Bernie Sanders’s 40 percent.

Democrats in the Cornhusker State held presidential caucuses in March, with Sanders emerging victorious. The two Democratic candidates appeared on the state’s primary ballot on Tuesday, when voters went to the polls to make their choice in the GOP race.

{mosads}In the March caucuses, Sanders won 57 percent of the vote to Clinton’s 42 percent, taking 15 delegates to Clinton’s 10.

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump also won Tuesday in Nebraska.

The last man standing in the GOP race also won West Virginia’s primary as he marches to the nomination.

In a Tuesday night statement, Trump touted his wins.

“It is a great honor to have won both West Virginia and Nebraska, especially by such massive margins. My time spent in both states was a wonderful and enlightening experience for me. I learned a lot, and that knowledge will be put to good use towards the creation of businesses, jobs, and the strengthening and revival of their economies.”

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