Biden Wins First Victory in 4th South Carolina Primary with 48% Votes... 27%P Lead Over Sanderson

Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden
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[Asia Economy Reporter Donghoon Jeong] Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden won the Democratic presidential primary's 4th contest, the South Carolina Primary, on the 29th (local time) with an overwhelming vote share.

According to CNN and others, with 96% of the votes counted, Biden is leading overwhelmingly with 48.7% of the vote. Senator Bernie Sanders ranked second with 20.9%, and businessman Tom Steyer came in third with 11.4%. This is the first time Biden, who was considered the frontrunner, has placed first in four primary contests.

Additionally, former South Bend Mayor of Indiana Pete Buttigieg and Senator Elizabeth Warren received 8.0% and 7.0% of the vote, ranking fourth and fifth respectively. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Representative Tulsi Gabbard followed with 3.0% and 1.3%.

So far, Sanders holds the most delegates with 53, followed by Biden with 43. Buttigieg has 26, Warren 8, and Klobuchar 7. If this trend continues, Biden may closely catch up to or even surpass Sanders in delegate count once all votes are tallied.

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