Hillary Clinton wins Georgia and Virginia, Sanders wins Vermont
Bernie Sanders' won the Democratic presidential primary in his home state of Vermont, but Hillary Clinton took Virginia and Georgia, The Associated Press is projecting. With 99.9 percent of precincts reporting in Virginia, Clinton's decisive victory was cemented with results showing her leading 64.3 percent to Sanders' 35.2 percent.
Results for Massachusetts, Alabama, Minnesota, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Colorado, and American Samoa are upcoming. The Democrats are vying for 800 delegates on Super Tuesday, or about a third of what's needed for victory.
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