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Bernie Sanders wins Kansas caucus

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Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has won the Kansas Democratic caucuses.

Based on results from across the state, Sanders scored a comfortable win over former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton with 67.7% of the vote. 

Earlier, the Kansas Democratic party had announced Sanders as the winner but did not release detailed results.

A pre-caucus rally Thursday for the Vermont senator in the liberal bastion of Lawrence drew several thousand people.

His backers overcame support for rival Hillary Clinton from former Gov. Kathleen Sebelius and other Democratic establishment figures in the state. The Kansas Democratic Party says that Bernie Sanders has won its presidential caucuses.

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