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Hillary Clinton scoredanother majorvictory in the fight for the Democratic presidential nomination, winningthe South Carolina primary over rival Bernie Sanders on Saturday.

Multiple networks called the race for Clinton shortly after polls in the state closed at 7 p.m. EST, with NBC dubbing Clinton's win "overwhelming."

With almost all precincts reporting later in the night, Clinton was beating Sanders,the Vermont senator,73.5% to 25.9%.

Shortly after the polls closed, the secretarythanked her supporters in South Carolina, signing the tweet with her first initial.

"To South Carolina, to the volunteers at the heart of our campaign, to the supporters who power it: thank you. -H," Clinton tweeted.

"Tomorrow, this campaign goes national," she said in a victory speech to supporters a little while later.

Theresults represented the second consecutive lossfor Sanders, the independent senator from Vermont,whowas not able to crumble Clinton's strong hold on the Palmetto State.

Sanders appeared to recognize he could not win the state. He spentsome of the week in South Carolina, but left mid-week to make campaign stops in several other states,including Oklahoma.

Clinton's victory comes as the primary mapimproves significantly for herheading into next week's Super Tuesday contests.

Recent polls show Clintonedging Sanders in crucial states set to hold their primaries and caucuses next week. Itcould award her a sizeable chunk of the 2,383 delegates needed to secure the Democratic presidential nomination.

Butthere are still warning signs for Democrats as a whole.

Like Iowa and Nevada, some early reports foundDemocratic voter turnout in South Carolina would likelyfallfar short of 2008. Republican primary voters and caucus-goers have shattered turnout records in almost every contest thus far, a sign to some experts that voter enthusiasm is higher among GOP voters.

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