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Trump, Clinton win Washington state’s presidential primaries

By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press WASHINGTON – Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton and presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump each won primaries in Washington state. Hillary & Bill Clinton at Donald trump’s wedding photo. Photo courtesy of people.com Trump’s win Tuesday moves him to within 28 delegates of clinching the Republican nomination for president. Clinton’s win might give her some momentum, but it won’t get her any delegates. There were no delegates at stake in the Democratic primary. Washington Democrats already awarded their delegates based on party caucuses. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders won Washington’s caucuses in March, getting 74 delegates. Clinton got 27. Republicans in Washington will allocate all 44 delegates to their national convention based on the primary results. Trump won at least 40 delegates on Tuesday, with four still left to be allocated. The billionaire businessman has 1,209 delegates. It takes 1,237 delegates to win the GOP nomination. There are [...]

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