Sanders Picks Up 24 Delegates In Nevada Caucus Results

It took two days but the final results of the Nevada Democratic caucuses have been announced. According to the results, Sen. Bernie Sanders picked up 24 pledged delegates thanks to his overwhelming victory on Saturday. Former Vice President Joe Biden garnered 9 new delegates and former Mayor Pete Buttigieg was awarded 3 delegates. No other candidates’ vote totals were enough to win any delegates.

Nevada caucus final results:

Sanders 6,788 (46.8%) – 24 pledged delegates
Biden 2,927 (20.2%) – 9
Buttigieg 2,073 (14.3%) – 3
Warren 1,406 (9.7%) – 0
Steyer 682 (4.7%) – 0
Klobuchar 603 (4.2%) – 0
Uncommitted 7 (.1%) – 0
Gabbard 4 (.1%) – 0

Source: AP

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Of those on the delegate count scoreboard, Sanders now has 45 delegates, while Buttigieg has 25 and former Vice President Joe Biden has 15. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) has 8 delegates, and Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) has 7. In related news, a new poll released Monday from the University of Houston Hobby School of Public Affairs found Biden with 22.5 percent support in the Lone Star State and Sanders with 22.1 percent, a statistical tie. The two were followed by Warren with 18.3 percent. No other candidate cleared the 15 percent threshold necessary to claim delegates in the state.