Sanders likely flips two delegates after dominating Clark convention

Despite losing the state on Feb. 20 in the caucus, Bernie Sanders' campaign swarmed the Clark County caucus and probably flipped two delegates from Hillary Clinton's camp.

Clinton was presumed to have a 20-15 delegate edge after the caucus based on her 5 percentage point win in the caucuses. But because the caucus process allows some delegates to be unbound, 12 of those were up for grabs at the 17 county conventions Saturday. Sanders had 600 more delegates in Clark on Saturday despite losing the state's most populous county by nearly 10 percentage points. 

That is expected to switch two delegates to Sanders, giving Clinton an 18-17 lead in Nevada, but that is still pending the results of the state convention next month when those 12 slots could again change. (Sanders also dominated in Washoe and did well elsewhere.) Ah, the caucus process.

Here are today's results, via the state party:






Counties Clinton Delegates Clinton Delegate % Sanders Delegates Sanders Delegate % Delegate Total
Carson City 28 49.12% 29 50.88% 57
Churchill 10 55.56% 8 44.44% 18
Clark 1298 44.59% 1613 55.41% 2911
Douglas 28 53.85% 24 46.15% 52
Elko 12 42.86% 16 57.14% 28
Esmeralda 0 0.00% 1 100.00% 1
Eureka 0 0.00% 1 100.00% 1
Humboldt 3 27.27% 8 72.73% 11
Lander 2 50.00% 2 50.00% 4
Lincoln 3 60.00% 2 40.00% 5
Lyon 21 38.18% 34 61.82% 55
Mineral 4 57.14% 3 42.86% 7
Nye 30 56.60% 23 43.40% 53
Pershing 3 75.00% 1 25.00% 4
Storey 2 40.00% 3 60.00% 5
Washoe 275 44.00% 350 56.00% 625
White Pine 3 33.33% 6 66.67% 9
Total 1722 44.77% 2124 55.23% 3846

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