Hillary Clinton won the Maryland Democratic primary Tuesday, securing a large portion of the state’s 95 delegates and pushing Bernie Sanders further away from the nomination.
Clinton was expected to do well in Maryland, as polling showed her leading Sanders by more than 20 points in the state. While Clinton spent relatively little time in the state, holding only one rally in Baltimore, she benefited from the state’s close proximity to Washington and Pennsylvania, where she has remained a presence.
In the days leading up to the campaign, she also sent her husband, former President Bill Clinton, and other top surrogates to campaign for her in the state.
Both Democrats running to fill the Senate seat of close Clinton ally Barbara Mikulski endorsed the former secretary of state prior to primary day.
At the voting site at Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda, many Democratic voters leaving the booths said they voted for Clinton, mainly because they trusted her experience over Sanders’.
“She’s got a lot of experience, her resume is impeccable and I don’t think anyone else holds a candle,” local Democrat Stan Marks told the Washington Examiner. “I don’t think Sanders’ program is realistic. He says all the things people want to hear, but I don’t think he’s able to pull that program off financially.”
Prior to the Maryland primary, Clinton led Sanders 1,428-1,153 in pledged delegates and 437-39 in superdelegates. With her wins Tuesday, the former secretary of state’s campaign inches closer to securing the necessary 2,383 delegates to win the nomination.
