2016 Ohio Democratic presidential primary

The 2016 Ohio Democratic presidential primary took place on March 15 in the U.S. state of Ohio as one of the Democratic Party's primaries prior to the 2016 presidential election.

2016 Ohio Democratic presidential primary

March 15, 2016 (2016-03-15)
 
Candidate Hillary Clinton Bernie Sanders
Home state New York Vermont
Delegate count 81 62
Popular vote 696,681 535,395
Percentage 56.12% 43.13%

Results by county:
Clinton:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%
Sanders:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%

The same day, the Democratic Party held primaries in Florida, Illinois, Missouri and North Carolina, while the Republican Party held primaries in the same five states and a caucus in the Northern Mariana Islands, as well as their own Ohio primary.

Clinton handily won the primary, putting her upset Rust Belt loss in Michigan behind her. She earned congressional endorsements from Reps. Tim Ryan, Joyce Beatty, Marcia Fudge and Sen. Sherrod Brown, while Sanders earned one Ohio backer, Rep. Marcy Kaptur.

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