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Projections had shown that the Vermont senator was set to win nearly 75 percent of the available 33 delegates in the state.
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Early results indicated that Sanders was leading the Democratic frontrunner by a whopping 50 percent.
Earlier in the evening, Clinton defeated Sanders in Arizona, the largest winner-take-all state on the map on Tuesday.
The two remaining Democratic contenders are also competing for Idaho, which Sanders is expected to win.
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On the Republican side, frontrunner Donald Trump proved his appeal among immigration hard-liners in Arizona by clinching a convincing victory in the border state.
Trump won four of the five contests on March 15, building a considerable delegate advantage over Senator Ted Cruz.
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