Joe Biden will win the Missouri Democratic presidential major Tuesday, NBC Information initiatives, setting him as much as take one other wholesome chunk of delegates in his race with Bernie Sanders. 

Missouri has 68 pledged delegates up for grabs. The previous vp will come away with a minimum of 22 of them, whereas the Vermont senator will win 15 or extra, in response to NBC. 

The projected win provides to Biden's early success on an evening when six states held Democratic nominating contests. The front-runner to face President Donald Trump may even win the Mississippi major, NBC projected. 

In its 2016 major, Hillary Clinton gained by a good margin, garnering 50% of assist to Sanders' 49%.

Missouri was one in all six states to carry Democratic nominating contests Tuesday, together with Michigan, Idaho, Washington, Mississippi and North Dakota. Of these states, Michigan boasts the biggest delegate depend, with 125 on the road. 

The newest spherical of primaries got here every week after Tremendous Tuesday, throughout which