According to the projections of the Decision Desk Headquarters, President Biden has won the Alaska Democratic presidential primary.
Biden is the only candidate on the ballot, and his primary challenger, Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.), who was also originally on the ballot, withdrew last month.Alaska Democratic Party decided As a result, instead of letting voters vote, they decided to use voice voting instead.
Biden’s victory means at least the majority of the state’s 15 sworn delegates will join him in the general election.
He already mathematically secured the Democratic nomination last month, paving the way for a rematch with former President Trump in November.
Alaska has traditionally voted Republican in presidential elections. The last Democratic presidential candidate to win in the state was former President Johnson in 1964, according to the Associated Press.
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