Former Vice President Joe Biden won the Alaska Democratic presidential primary on Saturday night, which switched to all-mail voting because of concerns about the coronavirus outbreak.
Why it matters: Sen. Bernie Sanders suspended his 2020 campaign last Wednesday, but he asked for his name to remain on the ballot in the rest of this year's primaries in an attempt to assemble more delegates and "influence the party’s platform at this year’s Democratic National Convention," per AP. Sanders comprehensively defeated former Secretary of State and eventual nominee Hillary Clinton in the 2016 Alaska primary.
The final results of Alaska's first ever party-run primary utilizing ranked-choice voting are as follows with 15 delegates and 2 alternates apportioned.
— Alaska Democrats (@AlaskaDemocrats) April 12, 2020
Biden: 55.3%, 10,834 votes, 9 delegates including 1 alt.
Sanders: 44.7%, 8,755 votes, 8 delegates including 1 alt. #AKPrimary
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Editor's note: This article has been updated with new details, including the number of delegates accrued.
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