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Biden declared winner in Washington state

The primary was held last Tuesday.

By MATTHEW CHOI

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden narrowly won the Washington primary, keeping a lead over fellow candidate and progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders, according to the Associated Press.

Washington was one of six states that voted last Tuesday — including Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, North Dakota and Idaho — but was the last to have a winner declared Monday evening. Washington votes entirely by mail-in ballots.

Biden secured victories in all states except North Dakota, which went to Sanders. His Washington win continues a surge for the former vice president that initially started with a rocky trail behind Sanders.

Biden won by more than 21,000 of the over 2 million votes cast, according to the AP. Though 13 candidates were on the ballot, Biden and Sanders were the main candidates after a litany of prominent Democrats — including Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar and Elizabeth Warren — dropped out of the race.

Sanders won the state's caucuses in 2016, beating out Hillary Clinton. Washington later had a non-binding primary that year that did not have an impact on the state's delegates, which Clinton won.

Ohio, Florida, Arizona and Illinois vote Tuesday.