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Missouri announces presidential primary winners

March 15, 2016

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Trump1222 — GOP candidate Donald Trump speaks to a crowd at his rally in St. Louis. The rally took place on March 11 at the Peabody Opera House. Photo by Phil Brahm

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Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton speaks to a crowd of supporters at her rally in Affton, Missouri. The rally was held on March 12. Photo by Phil Brahm

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Phil Brahm | Lindenlink Managing Editor
March 15, 2016; 11:57 p.m.

With 100 percent of the precincts reporting, GOP candidate Donald Trump and Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton have won the Missouri presidential primaries, according to the Secretary of State’s website.

While the polls closed at 7 p.m. across the state, the race on both sides of the ballot remained neck-and-neck throughout the night. The winners were officially announced at 11:56 p.m.

Trump earned 40.8 percent of the vote to win the state, while Clinton secured 49.6 percent.

In addition to Missouri, Trump was named the winner in Florida, Illinois and North Carolina. Clinton won in all four of the other March 15 primaries.

Here are the results from the polls in St. Charles county:

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