Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) was victorious in Tuesday night's Vermont Democratic Senate primary, easily defeating Folasade Adeluola.
With 69.5 percent of precincts reporting, Sanders has 94.5 percent of the vote, compared to Adeluola with 5.5 percent. As he has done in the past, Sanders said he will turn down the nomination in order to run as an independent.
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