Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden smiles as he speaks with his wife Jill at his side during a primary night news conference at The National Constitution Center in Philadelphia on March 10, 2020. Photo by Photo by Brendan McDermid

Biden wins Idaho primary

Politics

Joe Biden has won Idaho's Democratic presidential primary. The state has 20 pledged delegates at stake.

Democrats in Idaho are using a primary for the first time. They used a caucus in 2016 to pick Bernie Sanders over Hillary Clinton for the Democratic presidential nominee.

Officials have said switching to a Democratic primary this year from a caucus could significantly increase the number of participants and play a role in the outcome.

President Donald Trump is expected to have little difficulty winning the state in the November general election.

Idaho last year was the nation's fastest-growing state, with close to 37,000 new residents boosting its population to nearly 1.8 million. That's a 2.1% population increase.

Biden also won primaries Tuesday in Michigan, Missouri and Minnesota.

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