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Fresh off a major victory in New York and looking toward the time when she can put Democratic rival Bernie Sanders Bernie SandersKenosha will be a good bellwether in 2020 Biden's fiscal program: What is the likely market impact? McConnell accuses Democrats of sowing division by 'downplaying progress' on election security MORE behind her, the former secretary of State delivered a speech at the Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel thanking her devoted supporters.

“In this campaign, we’ve won in every region of the country, from the North to the South to the East to the West, but this was personal,” Clinton said. "New Yorkers, you’ve always had my back, and I’ve always tried to have yours."

“The race for the Democratic nomination is in the home stretch, and victory is in sight,” Clinton continued.

Clinton was declared the victor over Sanders about 40 minutes after polls closed at 9 p.m.

Her win in the Empire State, where she served as a U.S. senator, was a significant boost as she sought to blunt Sanders's momentum.

Clinton will take a majority of the Empire State's 247 pledged delegates, building on her 244-delegate edge entering Tuesday's primary, according to The Associated Press.

Clinton made a pitch for the Vermont senator’s supporters and called on the Democratic Party to unite. In recent weeks, Clinton and Sanders have stepped up their attacks on one another, worrying some Democrats that the animosity hurt the eventual nominee in the general election.

“To those that supported Sen. Sanders, I believe there’s much more that unites us than divides us,” Clinton said.

She also took a few shots at the leading GOP candidates, Donald Trump Donald John TrumpObama calls on Senate not to fill Ginsburg's vacancy until after election Planned Parenthood: 'The fate of our rights' depends on Ginsburg replacement Progressive group to spend M in ad campaign on Supreme Court vacancy MORE and Ted Cruz Rafael (Ted) Edward CruzSenate Republicans face tough decision on replacing Ginsburg Cruz: Trump should nominate a Supreme Court justice next week Renewed focus on Trump's Supreme Court list after Ginsburg's death MORE, and condemned a number of their proposals.

“Donald Trump and Ted Cruz are pushing a vision for America that’s divisive and, frankly, dangerous,” Clinton said.

"We’re going to go up against some powerful forces that will do, say and spend whatever it takes to stop us, but remember it’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get back up," she said.