Former Vice President Joe Biden is the obvious winner of Washington's Democratic major, NBC Information reported Monday, chalking up one other victory in a string of latest upsets over Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.

With 99% of leads to, Biden led with about 38% of the vote, edging out Sanders at 36%. Biden will win at the least 42 of the state's delegates, whereas Sanders will obtain 40, in response to NBC.

Washington, which has 89 delegates up for grabs, was seen as a mandatory pickup for Sanders following Biden's astounding positive factors within the Tremendous Tuesday elections. Biden continued along with his momentum the next week, with comparatively simple wins in Michigan, Missouri and Mississippi.

However the outcomes of Washington's major have been too shut for NBC to name till days after voters forged their ballots on March 10, because the Evergreen State labored to fight the unfold of the novel coronavirus.

Washington has extra confirmed coronavirus circumstances than almost every other state within the nation, and was the primary to...