Obama takes Oregon, Clinton wins Kentucky

Democratic primary rivals Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton split big wins tonight in two states.

Obama headed for victory over Clinton in the Oregon primary. News networks called the race not long after polls closed. Obama led Clinton 58%-42% with over 60 percent of the state's precincts reporting. The vote was done by mail-in ballot.

Clinton won the earlier Kentucky primary by an even wider margin than Obama's in Oregon. News organizations projected her victory shortly after all polls in the state closed at 7PM Eastern. The New York senator won by more than a 2-to-1 margin over Obama. The lead steadily widened over the course of the evening. Three percent of those voting, chose "Uncommitted."

Exit polls from Kentucky indicate that race played a "decisive role," as the Associated Press reports, with white voters backing Clinton "strongly."

MSNBC primary coverage follows...