Washington: Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, was declared winner of the Alaska primary after the state shifted to postal voting due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The state’s ballots were sent out before Biden’s rival Bernie Sanders pulled out of the race last week, meaning the Vermont senator also took a proportion of the vote.
However, Biden emerged as the clear winner with 55.3 per cent of the vote on Saturday and nine of the state’s 15 delegates, Alaska Democrats tweeted from the party’s official account.
Sanders took 44.7 per cent of the votes and eight delegates, according to the tweet. (AFP)
