Bernie Sanders projected winner of Oklahoma Democratic primary

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I) notched his second Super Tuesday victory in the conservative stronghold of Oklahoma, The Associated Press and other news organizations are projecting. With 100 percent of precincts reporting, Sanders led by 51.9 percent to Democratic rival Hillary Clinton's 41.5 percent.

The result is a bit of an upset over Clinton, who swept the other six Southern states in Tuesday's primaries and led Sanders by single digits in two polls from February, but Sanders' team saw a path to victory. "Oklahoma is a place where there is a tremendous amount of outsider, anti-establishment sentiment in the electorate and the electorate at large," Sanders senior adviser Tad Devine noted before the election.

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.