Hillary Clinton's victory in the Louisiana Democratic primary was widely expected. | AP Photo Clinton shellacks Sanders in Louisiana

Hillary Clinton won the Louisiana Democratic primary on Saturday, easily dispatching Bernie Sanders.

Clinton’s victory was widely expected, as she held an overwhelming lead in state polls heading into the March 5 primary. The former secretary of state also had the backing of Louisiana’s Democratic establishment, with endorsements from the Landrieu family and Rep. Cedric Richmond, and benefited from her dominant support among African-American voters.


Although Sanders did open a campaign office in a New Orleans suburb, he hadn't visited the state since a rally in Kenner last year and spent little money there.

Louisiana awards its 51 Democratic delegates on a proportional basis. With all the votes counted, Clinton earned 71.1 percent of the vote, winning her 41 delegates, to Sanders' 23.2 percent and 10 delegates. The AP had not allocated the state's remaining seven delegates as of midnight on Saturday.

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