Early voter turnout numbers were up in all three states that chose to hold primaries despite concerns caused by the growing COVID-19 pandemic.
Former Vice President Joe Biden won decisive victories over Senator Bernie Sanders in Florida and Illinois. Results were not yet available in Arizona as of Tuesday night, but early projections in the state also indicated Biden was likely to win.
"During this time when we face an unprecedented public health crisis, to conduct an election tomorrow would force poll workers and voters to place themselves at an unacceptable health risk of contracting coronavirus," tweeted DeWine. Biden appears to have all but sealed victory in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination but the chaos the country has been thrown into due to COVID-19 appeared to be a far bigger concern than the election for both candidates.
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