BREAKING: AP calls Illinois for Joe Biden, his second win this evening in the 2020 Illinois Democratic primary.

Biden had 65% of the vote in Illinois tonight when The Associated Press called the state’s Democratic presidential primary with a small percentage of precincts reporting.

Bernie Sanders had 27% support.

The state of Illinois has 155 pledged delegates at stake. It is the sixth-biggest prize in the Democratic nomination contest.

Earlier tonight, Biden won Florida.

More at AP.

Joe Biden has won the Illinois primary, stretching his delegate advantage in the 2020 race.

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 POLITICO (@politico) March 18, 2020

BREAKING: Joe Biden is projected to win the Illinois primary, according to the AP. https://t.co/Hb9z7AU9BG pic.twitter.com/R3xQ4bxkCA

 NPR (@NPR) March 18, 2020

Breaking News: Joe Biden won Illinois, building up his delegate lead over Bernie Sanders with his 2nd victory tonight. Follow more live results and analysis. https://t.co/p6CP0AanxQ

 The New York Times (@nytimes) March 18, 2020

BREAKING: Joe Biden has won the Illinois primary, according to a projection from the AP. #IllinoisPrimary https://t.co/4gEcqwWLAn pic.twitter.com/snXuOSfbnF

 HuffPost Politics (@HuffPostPol) March 18, 2020

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