Joe Biden wins Minnesota's Super Tuesday primary

KWAT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Joe Biden has defeated Bernie Sanders in the Super Tuesday primary in Minnesota.

Amy Klobuchar’s abrupt withdrawal a day earlier gave the former vice president a boost despite his failing to campaign in her home state.

Sanders, who easily won Minnesota’s caucuses in 2016, had been hoping to capitalize on his large and motivated progressive base in the state, and he campaigned in St. Paul on Monday night. But Klobuchar’s decision forced her supporters to make a quick second choice, and Biden was the clear beneficiary.

Elizabeth Warren and Mike Bloomberg were a distant third and fourth.

The Minnesota primary results Tuesday:

4,110 of 4,110 precincts – 100 percent

x-Joe Biden, 287,426 – 39 percent

Bernie Sanders, 222,527 – 30 percent

Elizabeth Warren, 114,759 – 15 percent

Michael Bloomberg, 62,058 – 8 percent

Amy Klobuchar, 41,546 – 6 percent

Pete Buttigieg, 7,644 – 1 percent

Uncommitted, 2,614 – 0 percent

Tulsi Gabbard, 2,517 – 0 percent

Andrew Yang, 1,761 – 0 percent

Tom Steyer, 559 – 0 percent

Michael Bennet, 320 – 0 percent

Marianne Williamson, 238 – 0 percent

Cory Booker, 210 – 0 percent

John Delaney, 181 – 0 percent

Julian Castro, 127 – 0 percent

Deval Patrick, 80 – 0 percent