Voters cast ballots in five northeastern states, with frontrunners Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump both looking to overwhelm their respective Democratic and Republican rivals in the race for the White House. / AFP PHOTO /
WASHINGTON , United States (AFP) — Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton on Tuesday scored her fourth primary win of the night over rival Bernie Sanders in Connecticut, US networks projected.
Clinton — the former secretary of state, first lady and US senator — also won nominating contests in Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania, according to US networks. Sanders won in Rhode Island.
On the Republican side, frontrunner Donald Trump swept all five primaries on Tuesday in the US Northeast.
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