By Hamilton Nwosa (Head, The New Diplomat’s Business and Poll Tracking desk)
Frontline United States Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden has narrowly won the Washington primary, keeping a lead over fellow candidate and ardent progressive, Senator Bernie Sanders, according to POLITICO.
Washington was one of six states that voted last Tuesday — including Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, North Dakota and Idaho — but was the last to have a winner declared yesterday Monday evening. It should be noted that Washington votes entirely by mail-in ballots.
Washington primary results
VOTES |
PERCENT |
|
|---|---|---|
|
Joe Biden
|
575,291 | |
|
Bernie Sanders
|
553,930 | |
|
Others
|
371,515 | |
|
Tulsi Gabbard
|
12,874 | |
|
Uncommitted
|
6,305 |
Vice President Biden secured victories in all states except North Dakota, which went to Senator Sanders who has promised to defeat Trump if he wins the Democratic Presidential ticket. His Washington win continues a surge for the former vice president that initially started with a rocky trail behind Sanders, says POLITICO.Reports monitored by The New Diplomat showed that Biden won by more than 21,000 of the over 2 million votes cast. Though 13 candidates were on the ballot, Biden and Sanders were the main candidates after a series of prominent Democrats — including Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar and Elizabeth Warren — dropped out of the race for multiple political and personal reasons.
