After his win in Florida, former Vice President Joe Biden also emerged victorious in the Illinois primary.
Decision Desk HQ projects @joebiden will win the Illinois Democratic Presidential Primary pic.twitter.com/DbilEXB8Bc
— Decision Desk HQ (@DecisionDeskHQ) March 18, 2020
Thank you, Illinois! https://t.co/CzdD7EuPTE
— Joe Biden (Text Join to 30330) (@JoeBiden) March 18, 2020
#BREAKING: Joe Biden is projected to win the Illinois primary, according to the AP. https://t.co/K8i9gcafNr pic.twitter.com/zlFUzl9ASO
— NPR Politics (@nprpolitics) March 18, 2020
Joe Biden wins the Illinois primary.
— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) March 18, 2020
Hillary Clinton won 2016's Democratic primary in Illinois over Sen. Sanders by a slim margin, but Sen. Sanders performed much better in 2016:
Illinois Dem primary phone poll
— Steve Kornacki (@SteveKornacki) March 18, 2020
Under 45: Sanders 63-31%
45+: Biden 78-17%
(In the '16 IL exit poll, Sanders won under 45's 70-30% and Clinton won 45+ 63-36%.)
Illinois Dem primary phone poll
— Steve Kornacki (@SteveKornacki) March 18, 2020
White college+: Biden 58-37%
(Was Sanders 57-42% in '16 exit poll)
White non-college: Biden 63-31%
(Was Sanders 56-43% in '16 exit poll)
ILLINOIS:
— PBS NewsHour (@NewsHour) March 17, 2020
Clinton narrowly beat Sanders in the 2016 primary, & won the state against Trump in the general election.
The state offers 155 pledged delegates. #Illinois #IllinoisPrimary
Former Vice President Biden’s wins on Tuesday night virtually allow him to run away with the nomination to face President Trump in November.