Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump win Washington's presidential primaries
Both candidates are closer to their party's nomination.
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Your support makes all the difference.Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump took home Washington's presidential primaries last night.
Clinton’s win was by a wide margin and also virtually meaningless, as Bernie Sanders won the state’s caucuses in March bringing home 74 delegates. However, she is just 78 delegates short of clinching the Democratic nomination. Even if she doesn't win all of the remaining contests, she can win the nom by early June.
As for the lone Republican, Trump is now 10 delegates shy of officially becoming his party’s nominee. The reality television star spoke to supporters inside Albuquerque's Convention Center, while outside the venue, all hell broke loose.
Violence appeared to breakout during the protests, with demonstrators throwing rocks and bottles at police, burning pro-Trump flags, breaking windows and one door at the convention center. Riot police showed up to help prevent further damage, and some pepper sprayed protesters in the street.
Nearly a dozen protesters held banners inside the venue that read: "Undocumented Unafraid,” "We've heard enough,” and “Donald Trump is a fascist.”
Trump has still not received an endorsement from his party, and on Wednesday morning, House Speaker Paul Ryan dismissed reports that a Republican party endorsement of Trump is imminent.
“There's no update and we've not told the Trump campaign to expect an endorsement,” Ryan told reporters.
An estimated 1.3 million voters sent their ballots prior to Tuesday's election. Thirty-one percent of voters have returned their ballot by Tuesday evening, CBS News reports. More than 4 million people are registered to vote in Washington, who are still able to vote by mail.
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