Clinton wins Puerto Rico's Democratic primary

 

Hillary Clinton soundly defeated Bernie Sanders in Sunday's Democratic presidential primary in Puerto Rico, drawing closer to securing the number of delegates needed to win her party's White House nomination.

In early returns, Clinton led Sanders by a 2-to-1 margin, the Associated Press reported, but Clinton was not expected to win all 60 delegates at stake Sunday, which would have put her over the top in the nomination battle against Sanders. She remains shy of the 2,383 she needs to win the Democratic nomination but is expected to cross that threshold on Tuesday, when voters in California, New Jersey, New Mexico, South Dakota and Montana vote.