Bernie Sanders smiles as he speaks at a campaign rally on May 8, in Piscataway, N.J. | AP Photo Sanders wins West Virginia Democratic primary

Bernie Sanders has won the West Virginia Democratic primary, according to The Associated Press.

Sanders led Hillary Clinton in recent polling conducted in the state, where the Vermont senator had long been favored to win.


Clinton picked up endorsements from prominent Democrats, like Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin and Sen. Joe Manchin. But she also faced harsh blowback for remarking that as president she would “put a lot of coal miners and coal companies out of business.”

West Virginia awards its 29 pledged delegates on a proportional basis.

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