Joe Biden projected as winner of South Carolina primary

Former Vice President had an overwhelming lead over his Democratic primary opponents during the South Carolina primary on Saturday, getting momentum before the upcoming Super Tuesday.

Joe Biden got a major boost in the Democratic presidential race with a win in the South Carolina primary on Saturday, according to the Associated Press, CNN and Fox News, who all projected Biden as the winner.

Early results showed Biden taking more than 50 percent of the vote, followed by Bernie Sanders and Tom Steyer , with four percent of the precincts reporting. Biden overwhelmingly won the black vote and senior citizen vote among Democrats in the Palmetto State, according to CNN. Candidates need at least 15 percent of the vote to win delegates. If Biden is the only candidate with more than

Pete Buttigieg and Bernie Sanders split the vote in the Iowa caucuses, with each winning 26.2 percent of that state's votes. Buttigieg took 13 delegates, compared to 12 by Sanders in Iowa, according to the Associated Press. Sanders said his success in the first three states that cast votes are a reason why he believes his momentum will continue to ramp up as more and more primaries are on the horizon.

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