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Maureen Monahan of Omaha, an uncommitted superdelegate to the Democratic national convention, announced Thursday she will support Bernie Sanders for her party's presidential nomination.

"I am encouraging all still unpledged superdelegates to support Senator Sanders as well," Monahan said in a written statement.

Sanders, the Vermont senator, won Nebraska's Democratic presidential caucus in March, defeating Hillary Clinton with 57 percent of the vote.

Clinton subsequently won the Democratic presidential primary election in Nebraska last month, but allocation of Nebraska's Democratic delegates already had been determined at the party caucus.

Nebraska's five superdelegates -- Rep. Brad Ashford of Omaha and four party officials -- are not bound by either the caucus or the primary vote.

With Monahan's declaration for Sanders, Nebraska's Democratic delegation is now divided 16-13 in favor of Sanders over Clinton.

Democratic State Chairman Vince Powers of Lincoln remains the only uncommitted superdelegate and he said he'll withhold a pledge for now.

"There is a time for it," he said, "and it's not right now."