Hillary Clinton wins South Dakota Democratic primary

Hillary ahead.
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Hillary Clinton has won the South Dakota Democratic primary, The Associated Press projects. With 98 percent of precincts reporting, she is leading rival Bernie Sanders 51 percent to 49 percent. As the only candidate still in the GOP race, Donald Trump won the state's Republican primary with a surprisingly tepid 67 percent of the vote.

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Nico Lauricella was editor-in-chief at TheWeek.com. He was formerly the site's deputy editor and an editor at The Huffington Post.