Hillary Clinton earned several congressional endorsements in Ohio. | Getty Hillary Clinton wins Ohio Democratic primary

Hillary Clinton has won the Ohio Democratic primary, according to the Associated Press.

With her victory in the Rust Belt state, Clinton put her March 8 upset defeat in Michigan behind her.


Top Clinton supporters had worried that in the state’s open primary, Ohio Democrats who would normally support the former secretary of state might vote for Republican candidate Donald Trump in an effort to throw a wrench into the GOP’s general election chances.

Clinton earned congressional endorsements from Reps. Tim Ryan, Joyce Beatty, Marcia Fudge and Sen. Sherrod Brown, while Sanders’ lone Ohio backer, Rep. Marcy Kaptur, officially announced her support last Friday.

Ohio awards its 143 Democratic delegates on a proportional basis.

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