Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton cruised to a wide-margin victory over rival Barack Obama Tuesday in West Virginia's Democratic Presidential Primary election. The victory was widely expected.
Even though the win did not move Clinton significantly closer to Obama in the all-important delegate count, Sen. Clinton told supporters afterwards that she will remain in the race.
"The race isn't over yet," Clinton said at a victory rally in Charleston, W. Va. "I'm more determined than ever to carry on this campaign, until everyone has had a chance to make their voices heard."
Based on exit polling, the major news organizations declared Clinton the winner moments after the polls closed at 7:30 PM Eastern Time.
With approximately 28 percent of the vote counted, Clinton was holding a 64 percent to 29 percent lead over Obama.
A total of 28 pledged delegates were at stake in West Virginia. Entering the night, Obama held a lead of approximately 170 delegates.
"Neither candidate has reached the number of delegates to win yet," said Clinton. "This win in West Virginia will help me move even closer."
Clinton repeated her claim that she was the strongest candidate and the winner in the so-called "swing states" that often play pivotal roles in the Presidential elections.
There are five remaining primaries before the Democratic convention. Delegates from Kentucky and Oregon will be decided in the next scheduled Democratic primaries, on Tuesday May 20.
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