But the race for the Democratic Party nomination remained wide open between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama with votes evenly split between the rival senators.Although CNN projections showed Obama winning more states overall, Clinton claimed victory in several key states with higher delegate counts, including New York, which she represents in the Senate, and California.
Latest estimates suggest the pair could be separated by as few as 20 of the 1,678 delegates at stake on Tuesday.
Some of the biggest prizes of the primary season were up for grabs on Tuesday, including Illinois, New Jersey, Missouri and Georgia, as voters made their party choices in 24 states and the U.S. Pacific territory of American Samoa.
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