Senator Bernie Sanders has scored a win over the former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, in the Maine Democratic caucus where 30 delegates are at stake, according to projections by mainstream media.
With 86 per cent of the vote counted, the senator from the neighbouring state of Vermont won 64 per cent of the vote, compared with 36 per cent for the former first lady.
This is the eighth victory for Sanders in the primaries to elect the Democratic candidate for the presidential elections in November, while Clinton leads with twelve victories.
According to the unofficial tally by major local media, Clinton arrived at the Maine primary having won already 1121 delegates, compared with 481 won by Bernie Sanders, while 2383 are required to achieve the Democratic Party nomination.
