Hillary Clinton declares victory in Kentucky

US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has declared victory in the Kentucky primary as she moves nearer the presidential nomination. With most of the votes counted in the state and less than 0.5% ahead, Clinton was declared the unofficial winner by one state official. 

    In the night's other primary contest Senator Bernie Sanders won in Oregon. Front-runner Clinton is almost certain to secure the nomination in July, with a significant delegate lead. 

    Alison Lundergan Grimes, chairwoman of the Kentucky State Board of Elections, told CNN that unofficial results confirmed that Clinton would narrowly win the state's primary contest. Shortly afterwards, Clinton tweeted: "We just won Kentucky! Thanks to everyone who turned out. We're always stronger united".  But Sanders told a rally in California that he would fight on until the last vote is cast. 

    In the Republican race, Donald Trump won the party's only contest on Tuesday in Oregon, which was no surprise as he was the only candidate left in the race. The Kentucky Democratic primary will award 60 delegates to go to the party's convention in Philadelphia while Oregon's primary will award 74. 

Source : QNA