U.S. Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton was declared by major U.S. news wires and TV networks as the winner of Democratic Nevada caucuses Saturday.
With 70 percent of precincts reporting, Hillary has 51 percent of the vote, compared to 45 percent for Barrack Obama, her arch-rival.
John Edwards came in with a remote third place, grabbing only 4percent of the votes.
Nevada is the first test of the Democratic candidates' support among Hispanics.
Democrats moved Nevada's primary up, in part, to showcase the Hispanic vote, and all the major Democratic candidates are vying to capture it.
Clinton, who held a slight lead in Nevada polls this week, beat out Obama, claiming her third straight contest after Obama took the Iowa Caucuses on Jan. 3.
The Democratic candidates, who will be in South Carolina for the primary on Jan. 26, had entered an unpredictable Nevada caucuses uncertain whether Clinton would hold off the Obama campaign, which had scored a key endorsement from the 60,000-member Culinary Workers Union.
Now, the results show the former first lady passed the crucial test.
Her victory in Nevada will add her momentum going into "Super Tuesday" on Feb. 5, when 22 states hold primary elections.
Source:Xinhua
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