Bernie Sanders Bernie SandersKenosha will be a good bellwether in 2020 Biden's fiscal program: What is the likely market impact? McConnell accuses Democrats of sowing division by 'downplaying progress' on election security MORE’s presidential campaign declared victory in West Virginia Tuesday night, even before many outlets made an official call.

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With 10 percent of the vote in, Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonWhat Senate Republicans have said about election-year Supreme Court vacancies Bipartisan praise pours in after Ginsburg's death Trump carries on with rally, unaware of Ginsburg's death MORE was leading Sanders, 47 percent to 43.8 percent, according to CNN. At 8:30 p.m. EDT, only NBC had projected the Vermont senator as the winner.

But that didn’t stop his campaign from touting the win in a press release.

“We just got word that we won our 19th state, taking the majority of the delegates in today's primary in West Virginia,” the statement said.

“Every vote we earn and every delegate we secure sends an unmistakable message about the values we share, the country's support for the ideas of our campaign, and a rejection of Donald Trump Donald John TrumpObama calls on Senate not to fill Ginsburg's vacancy until after election Planned Parenthood: 'The fate of our rights' depends on Ginsburg replacement Progressive group to spend M in ad campaign on Supreme Court vacancy MORE and his values.”