UPDATE: 10:11 Wednesday
With all precincts reporting, Hillary Clinton defeated Bernie Sanders by less than one-half of 1 percent, or 1,531 votes, the office reported. A recount is possible.
Update at 1:32 a.m.:
The race remains too close to call, with 100 percent of the precincts reporting, according to the NYTimes.
Update 10:09 p.m.:Bernie Sanders is extending his lead, as he sits 5 percentage points ahead of Hillary Clinton with 28 percent of precincts reporting.
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Update 9:56 p.m.: Could Bernie Sanders get a win Tuesday in Missouri? He appeared to be headed for a clean sweep, but with 22 percent of precincts reporting, he held a 2-percent lead over Hillary Clinton.
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Update 9:28 p.m.: Hillary Clinton was looking to make it a clean sweep after taking Florida, North Carolina and a surprising victory in Ohio.
Early numbers, with less than 10 percent of precincts reporting, had Clinton and Sanders in a near dead heat.
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Update 9 p.m.: Some more exit poll numbers, courtesy of CBSNews, while we wait on more results. Sanders held a lead among men (59 percent) and, as has been the case in past Democratic primaries, many more voters saw Sanders as trustworthy (89 percent) compared with Clinton (55 percent).
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Update 8:40 p.m.: As way-too-early results start to trickle in, the state's race is still characterized as too early to call.
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Update 8:03 p.m.: The polls have officially closed in Missouri. We'll keep you updated on the latest results right here.
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Original story below:
Bernie Sanders could pull off another upset victory over Hillary Clinton in Missouri, where polls and projections showed a tight race as the state's voters took to the polls for the latest Super Tuesday.
Poll opened at 6 a.m. and were scheduled to close at 7 p.m.
Missouri voters can find their voting locations here.
- Check back with Patch when polls close for live results from Missouri's Democratic primary.
- SEE ALSO: Missouri Republican Primary Results: Donald Trump, Ted Cruz In Tight Race
- NATIONAL COVERAGE: Primary Results for Florida, Illinois, Missouri, Ohio and North Carolina
Missouri officials were reporting a high voter turnout, continuing a trend seen in other primaries so far in this cycle.
In the latest state poll, conducted by Fort Hayes State University, Clinton was in a statistical dead heat with her Democratic rival Sanders, who pulled off a stunning victory in Michigan last week.
Clinton polled at 47 percent, compared to 40 percent for Sanders. But the poll, conducted from March 3 to March 10, had an 8-percent margin of error.
FiveThirtyEight's projections give Clinton a 54-percent chance of winning the state based on demographics and results in past primaries. But the website's "polls-only forecast" has Clinton and Sanders in a dead heat.
Clinton leads Sanders in pledged delegates 768 to 554, and her 467 to 26 lead in super delegates has her with a sizable lead heading into Tuesday.
Sanders could cut into Clinton's lead with a win in Missouri, where 84 delegates are at stake.
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