One Sanders supporter walking down Cambridge Street hoisted a paper bag from Dunkin’ Donuts and a large coffee, joking, “We need to fuel the grassroots movement.”

ALSO: What to watch for in Massachusetts primaryĮarly Tuesday morning, one Beacon Hill polling station was already busy, with a line of mostly younger voters snaking their way around the West End Library foyer and past the sign-in tables, many with smartphone and coffee in hand.

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The gender gap favored the former secretary of state, winning by 15 points among women, who made up the majority of Bay State Democrats, according to early exit polls. Couple that with Sanders' high fundraising numbers, and his campaign is pushing forward to the upcoming winner-take-all primaries, despite a narrow path to victory.Įxit polls show young voters turned out for Sanders in Massachusetts as in other states, but not in sufficient force to edge out Clinton. Sanders has won Oklahoma, Colorado, Minnesota and his home state of Vermont. Clinton scored victories in Texas, Alabama, Tennessee and others early in the night. The high-turnout Super Tuesday election is another blow to Vermont's democratic socialist senator in a state that was considered a must-win.

With more than 97 percent of precincts reporting Wednesday morning, Clinton held onto a margin of victory just under three points, taking 50.3 percent of the Democratic vote to Sanders' 48.5 percent.

The Associated Press called the race in Clinton's favor nearly four hours after polls closed Tuesday.

BOSTON, MA - Hillary Clinton battled Bernie Sanders to a narrow victory after an hours-long tussle in Massachusetts' Super Tuesday contest that officially ended shortly before midnight.

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