Joe Biden's presidential campaign came to life on Super Tuesday, with the former vice president winning the majority of the 14 states at stake.

The results transformed a wide-open race crowded with candidates into a two-man battle between moderate Biden and the self-described democratic socialist, Bernie Sanders.

While the night wasn't what Sanders' supporters hoped it would be, his campaign was bolstered by a late victory in delegate-rich California, the most populous state in the country.

With 93% of precincts reporting, Sanders controlled one-third of the California vote, a lead large enough for the Associated Press to project him as the ultimate winner.

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There are still many more votes to be counted, but an analysis of what's been tallied so far shows Sanders in the lead in nearly every county in the Golden State.

Margin of victory 10 25 8,000 96,000 Redding Sanders’ biggest loss was in Solano County, where Biden won by 2,907 votes. Sacramento San Francisco Fresno Los Angeles Sanders’ biggest victory was in L.A. County, where he won by a margin of 96,000 votes. San Diego

Margin of victory 8,000 10 25 96,000 Sanders’ biggest loss was in Solano County, where Biden won by 2,907 votes. Sacramento S.F. L.A. Sanders’ biggest victory was in L.A. County, where he won by a margin of 96,000 votes. San Diego

Sanders racked up big margins in the Central Valley and California's largest cities, winning over areas he lost to Hillary Clinton when they faced off four years ago.

2016 primary Clinton Sanders Sacramento Counties Sanders lost to Clinton. San Francisco Fresno Los Angeles San Diego 2020 primary Biden Sanders Sanders won 34 of the 38 counties he lost last time.

The result is that Sanders has won 155 of the state's 271 delegates that have been awarded so far, the largest haul any candidate earned from a single state this Super Tuesday.

The delegate counts from Tuesday are still far from final, but the tallies so far show Biden claiming the overall lead for the first time. But with 144 California delegates still to be apportioned, Sanders can hope that he can cut into the deficit as late and provisional ballots are tallied in the coming weeks.

It's unclear if the boost from his California win will add up with other states to be enough for him to reach the 1,991 delegates needed for the nomination, but for now, thanks to California, the delegate race remains neck and neck.

Pledged delegates so far Super Tuesday 566 VA NC AL MA MN TX CA total 501 VA NC MA TX CA