Bernie Sanders Takes Nebraska: Democratic Caucus Full Results

Lincoln, NE - Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders landed a sizable Nebraska victory Saturday, cementing a 14-point lead thanks not only to favorable demographics, but to voter turnout so high it forced several precincts to relocate in search of larger space.

That said, Sanders' margin of victory pales in comparison to President Barack Obama's 35-point landslide victory in 2008. With just shy of 100% of precincts reporting Sunday morning, Sanders led the state with 57 percent to national Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton's 43 percent support.

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The self-identified democratic socialist already landed a win in neighboring Kansas's caucuses earlier Saturday evening, foreshadowing success in its neighbor to the north.

In a statement thanking supporters in the Cornhusker state Saturday, Sanders credited his dual Kansas and Nebraska wins as helping put him "on a path toward victory."

It remains a narrow path, however, thanks to Clinton's Louisiana win Saturday evening. That state alone accounts for 51 delegates, effectively canceling out Sanders' gains in Nebraska and Kansas, which offer up to 25 and 33 delegates, respectively.

Path to the nomination

This was only the second contested presidential race Nebraska Democrats have decided by caucus. Up until 2008, the party voted on the regularly scheduled primary date in May.

"By electing to participate in a caucus as opposed to a primary, we are able to move up the date that Nebraskans participate in the presidential nominee selection and therefore bring the candidates’ attention to our state," the Democratic Party's website says.

The state has 25 Democratic delegates at stake in the caucuses. It additionally has five unpledged "super delegates" who, according to the state party's website, aren't bound to any particular candidate and can shift their support.

The 2008 caucus saw a tidal wave victory for now President Barack Obama. Clinton's team reportedly spent little time and attention campaigning in states like Nebraska back then, a problem it hoped to remedy this time around. Husband and former president Bill Clinton, as well as daughter Chelsea Clinton, have campaigned in Nebraska on Hillary Clinton's behalf so far.

As of Friday, the former first lady and secretary of state led the delegate count nationally with 1,066 of the 2,382 delegates needed to win the nomination. Going into "Super Saturday," Sanders trailed with 432 delegates. He rallied a 4,000-strong crowd inside and outside the Lied Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on Thursday.

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