Clinton takes New Jersey; votes being counted in California and more
‘History made’: Hillary Clinton claims Democratic nomination
Video: Trump attacks Clinton, attempts to woo Sanders’ supporters
See the full delegate count
7.35am BST
Streaming out of the hangar into a cool Los Angeles night, some Sanders supporters appeared to heave heard two completely different speeches.
Fong Chuu, 54, a nurse, heard a candidate who planned to fight on until the end, still determined to get the nomination. “We never had any doubt, he’ll go all the way.”
Tong Chuu: 'Never any doubt. We'll go all the way.' Arithmetic? 'You never know.' pic.twitter.com/KyrZPrsUBM
7.16am BST
Minutes after Bernie Sanders ended his late-night rally in Santa Monica, the candidate won the Montana primary. Votes are still being counted in California, the biggest state of the night.
Montana – Thank you all. The struggle continues! https://t.co/NM2H80ZEGG
7.05am BST
Sanders said he spoke to Clinton and congratulated her on her victories tonight. He confirmed that he also spoke to Obama, saying, “I look forward to working with him to make sure we move this country forward.”
Bernie says he had a "very gracious call with secretary Clinton and congratulated her on her victories"
I want to thank the people of North Dakota. It appears that we will likely win Montana as well. I don’t think anybody knows what will end up here in California, though I suspect the gap will significantly diminish. And if this campaign has proven anything, it has proven that millions of Americans … are prepared to stand up and fight to make this country a much better place.
6.59am BST
Sanders in Santa Monica:
Next Tuesday, we continue the fight. ... We are going to fight hard to win the primary in Washington DC. And then we take our fight for social, economic, racial and environmental justice to Philadelphia.”
Bernie in the house. Roars. Go on and on. Deafening. pic.twitter.com/qEJUPoskT9
6.51am BST
So far, Sanders is delivering a version of his stump speech with no mention of his Democratic rival.
Sea of blue as Bernie takes the stage pic.twitter.com/mCMXEmHx5z
6.48am BST
A smiling Bernie Sanders and his wife have arrived to huge cheers in Santa Monica, hours after Hillary Clinton declared herself the Democratic nominee:
Let me thank all of you for being part of the political revolution. I especially want to thank the tens of thousands of volunteers here in the state of California, and I want to thank the people of California for their incredible hospitality. It has been one of the most moving moments of my life to be out throughout this state in beautiful evenings and seeing thousands and thousands of people coming out, people who are prepared to stand up and fight for real change in this country.
6.25am BST
A passionate crowd is chanting “Feel the Bern” and “Si se puede” while fans await Bernie Sanders in the Santa Monica airport hangar, but there’s a mounting sense of foreboding.
Chants of 'Bernie' and 'si se puede'. Then anxious looks at MSNBC monitor. There will be tears. #CaliforniaPrimary pic.twitter.com/Vk0piMXs32
6.11am BST
The Guardian’s Rory Carroll is inside the Santa Monica rally where Sanders supporters are waiting for their candidate – and bracing for the worst.
Volunteer Gustavo Ramirez bracing for worst. 'If heartbreak it'll be at the corporate system.' #CaliforniaPrimary pic.twitter.com/YOwhLFv9Hb
Volunteer Joanna Lenn: 'if he loses California from my perspective it would be over.' #californiaprimary pic.twitter.com/o3TnCzQwwb
If Bernie's LA rally is supposed to be a wake they haven't got the memo yet. Buzzy atmosphere. #CaliforniaPrimary pic.twitter.com/JdsgIaWGZF
6.01am BST
Politico has a compelling look inside the Sanders campaign this evening, published just as Clinton was declaring victory in Brooklyn. The story offers a window into how the Vermont senator has been reportedly taking a combative route in the campaign, personally choosing to call Clinton unqualified, to challenge Donald Trump to a debate via Jimmy Kimmel, and writing the defensive statement after conflicts in Nevada:
Sanders is himself filled with resentment, on edge, feeling like he gets no respect -- all while holding on in his head to the enticing but remote chance that Clinton may be indicted before the convention
5.44am BST
In Santa Monica, Sanders fans waiting for the Vermont senator are now shouting “Bernie or bust” – two hours after Clinton claimed the mantle as the presumptive Democratic nominee.
Bernie Sanders supporters chant "Bernie or bust" as they await his speech in Santa Monica #PrimaryDay pic.twitter.com/IOQHOxTqYa
Bernie Sanders supporters await California's results in Santa Monica pic.twitter.com/Da8MFeYShb
Bernie Sanders supporters Patrick and Briana wait patiently in line to get into the campaign rally in Santa Monica. pic.twitter.com/5PaFNiilPp
5.31am BST
As we wait for Bernie Sanders to speak in Santa Monica and the Democratic race to be called in California, here’s a summary of the night so far:
5.03am BST
The White House has weighed in on Clinton’s “historic campaign” with a late-night statement saying Obama will meet with Sanders on Thursday. The statement does not endorse Clinton. Here it is in full:
Tonight, President Obama called both Secretary Clinton and Senator Sanders. The President congratulated both candidates for running inspiring campaigns that have energized Democrats, brought a new generation of Americans into the political process, and shined a spotlight on important policy ideas aimed at making sure our economy and our politics work for everybody, not just those with wealth and power.
The President congratulated Secretary Clinton for securing the delegates necessary to clinch the Democratic Nomination for President. Her historic campaign inspired millions and is an extension of her lifelong fight for middle-class families and children.
4.55am BST
BREAKING: Clinton wins South Dakota Democratic primary. @AP race call at 11:48 p.m. EDT. #Election2016 #APracecall pic.twitter.com/xgWpYEkLWh
AP has called the South Dakota primary for Clinton.
4.39am BST
Lauren Gambino reports from Clinton’s speech in Brooklyn:
Hundreds of supporter swarmed the stage after Clinton’s speech, as she walked around to shake hands, sign autographs, and pose for photos.
Ellen Landsberger retired today but said she missed her retirement party to be here tonight. pic.twitter.com/NVRlDWHzU5
4.35am BST
The Guardian’s Amber Jamieson reports from Donald Trump’s golf club speech in Westchester, New York:
“For all of those Bernie Sanders voters who will be left out in the cold by a rigged system of superdelegates, we welcome you with open arms,” Trump said in remarks on Tuesday at Trump National Golf Club Westchester in New York.
Trump supporters, resplendent in cocktail dresses, pastel polo shirts, suits with red ties and Make America Great Again caps, cheered as the Republican presumptive nominee extended the olive branch to Sanders supporters.
Trump appears with his children while announcing his campaign received more primary votes than any in GOP history pic.twitter.com/5Cp1FRy45r
Related: Trump to Bernie Sanders supporters: 'We welcome you with open arms'
4.24am BST
The polls have closed in California, and Trump has won the primary, the AP reports.
BREAKING: Trump wins Republican primary in California. @AP race call at 11:19 p.m. EDT. #Election2016 #APracecall pic.twitter.com/si3iaRpwMJ
4.11am BST
Guardian reporters Lauren Gambino, Maria L La Ganga and Sabrina Siddiqui report on the significance of Clinton becoming the first woman to lead a major party’s bid for the White House:
Clinton took the stage eight years to the day when she conceded to Barack Obama in the 2008 Democratic primary, memorably thanking her supporters at the time for leaving the nation’s highest glass ceiling “with about 18 million cracks in it”. On Tuesday, Clinton acknowledged its shattering as a sign of historic progress for the country...
As Clinton celebrated in the state that has served as her adopted home, her opponent Bernie Sanders signaled he had no intention of going quietly into the night. The leftwing senator from Vermont continued to voice his frustration with the nominating process and vowed to carry forth with his unlikely quest to persuade so-called superdelegates who have endorsed Clinton to reverse course and switch their allegiances to him.
Related: 'History made': Hillary Clinton claims Democratic nomination
4.03am BST
After her speech claiming victory as the Democratic nominee, Clinton has won New Mexico, according to the AP.
BREAKING: Clinton wins Democratic primary in New Mexico. @AP race call at 10:54 p.m. EDT. #Election2016 #APracecall pic.twitter.com/yWX96moHjU
4.00am BST
Donald Trump has returned to talk of judge Gonzalo Curiel, telling Sean Hannity:
I don’t care where the judge comes from. … I want to get a fair shake. We’ve had some very unfair opinions come down.”
3.51am BST
Meanwhile in Montana, the AP has called the primary for Trump :
BREAKING: Trump wins Republican primary in Montana. @AP race call at 10:34 p.m. EDT. #Election2016 #APracecall pic.twitter.com/yJxplgpRRS
3.44am BST
Clinton says she cares most about future, unwritten history. She says the country faces a crucial choice “and we need to make sure” that it’s the right one.
“The end of the primaries is only the beginning of the work we are called to do. And if we stand together, we will rise together, because we are stronger together.”
3.42am BST
Clinton continues. She says her mother “taught me never to back down from a bully, which it turns out was pretty good advice.”
Clinton says her mother was born last Saturday, on 4 June, 1919 – the day Congress passed the 19th amendment to the constitution giving women the right to vote.
3.39am BST
Top Trump organization surrogate and strategist Michael Cohen isn’t impressed with Clinton so far:
Scripted crooked @HillaryClinton has very good speech writers. Too bad she will deliver on NONE of her rhetoric. We need @realDonaldTrump
3.38am BST
Clinton says “this election is not about the same old [partisan] fight, but really is about who we are as a nation...
“It’s about people coming together to say, ‘we are better than this. This is not who we are as a nation.’
Hillary Clinton finally (and rightly) getting the rock star welcome at her campaign rally in Brooklyn. History is being made.
3.36am BST
Clinton continues, and unloads on Trump:
“We believe that we are stronger together, and the stakes are high and the choice is clear:
3.32am BST
Clinton says it never feels good to put your heart into a cause or a candidate you believe in and come up short.
“I know that feeling well.”
3.30am BST
Clintons thanks volunteers, activists, supporters. “And thanks especially to our friends in New Jersey for such an astounding victory.”
Clinton says she’s won “a majority of contests and, after tonight, a majority of pledged delegates.”
I want to congratulate Senator Sanders for the extraordinary campaign he has run. He has spent his long career in public service fighting for progressive causes... and let there be no mistake. Senator Sanders, his campaign and the vigorous debate that we had... have been very good for the Democratic party and for America.”
3.27am BST
“Tonight’s victory is not about one person,” Clinton says. “It belongs to generations.”
Then she rewinds to the women’s suffrage movement and Seneca Falls in 1848.
3.26am BST
Here comes Clinton – and her microphone fails a bit at the start. “I am so grateful to you. It is wonderful to be back in Brooklyn,” she says.
“It may be hard to see tonight, but we are all standing under a glass ceiling right now. But don’t worry. We’re not smashing this one. Thanks to you, we’ve reached a milestone. The first time in our nation’s history that a woman will be a major party’s nominee.”
3.23am BST
Quite an entrance from Clinton. Packed house cheering a lot. “I wanna see you be brave” going. Clinton waving and smiling and shaking hands. They’ve staged a big celebration tonight.
3.19am BST
They’re playing the video at the Clinton event:
New Clinton campaign video celebrates historic moment of having first woman nominee of major political party: https://t.co/jybwSINxGZ
3.16am BST
Republican party chair Reince Priebus thought Trump’s speech was “great” and “perfectly delivered”:
Great victory speech by @realDonaldTrump tonight. Exactly the right approach and perfectly delivered.
3.15am BST
The national anthem is happening at the Clinton event. Here’s that live video stream again:
3.03am BST
“Senator Bernie Sanders plans to lay off at least half his campaign staff Wednesday,” the New York Times reports:
Many of those being laid off are advance staff members who often help with campaign logistics, as well as field staff members who have been working to garner votes for the senator, according to both a campaign official and a former campaign staff member, both of whom spoke on condition of anonymity. Some campaign workers may move into jobs at Mr. Sanders’s Senate office, but others will be terminated, they said.
2.58am BST
Samantha Black, a self-described socialist, came to the Navy Yard with her young son Ruslan, whom she dressed in a pink Planned Parenthood T-shirt, to give him a front-row seat to history, writes the Guardian’s Lauren Gambino:
“I’m really emotional, I’m super emotional,” Black said, wiping tears from her eyes. “I’ve waited my whole life for this.”
2.57am BST
At this point, Clinton has declared victory on pretty much every single platform except the one she’s supposed to stand on to make her speech.
Here’s the top of a Clinton fundraising email declaring victory:
Tonight, we made history.
After all our hard work and tough fights -- and an unwavering commitment to love, kindness, our country, and each other -- we broke one of the highest, hardest glass ceilings in America.
2.55am BST
Ready. pic.twitter.com/y6qupOwX9K
2.54am BST
Campaign chairman John Podesta tells CNN that Clinton will “reach out to senator Sanders’ supporters” and “hit the campaign themes... that we’re stronger together if we all work together.”
Podesta says “tonight we go over the top against any measure, with pledged delegates, with superdelegates, with the popular vote.. She will be the nominee of the Democratic party. We’re very proud of her.”
2.50am BST
The Clinton camp has just sent a fundraising email announcing “together we secured the Democratic nomination,” Reuters reports.
2.48am BST
Chelsea Clinton congratulates Hillary Clinton on Twitter:
So proud of you, Mom & grateful little girls can grow up knowing they can run for president https://t.co/jgM7RbUAKQ
Tomorrow's cover: Hillary's nomination a win 96 years in the making https://t.co/YVCb7le5KH pic.twitter.com/entm68KxJJ
2.45am BST
Bernie Sanders is the projected winner of the North Dakota caucuses. Eighteen Democratic delegates to be split proportionally at stake.
2.44am BST
While we wait for Clinton, (here’s that video stream), let’s cast an eye at the races still out. Our comprehensive results page is here.
On the Democratic side, Clinton is nursing a decent-looking lead in New Mexico, up seven points with 22% reporting. She also appears out front in South Dakota. But Sanders is looking very comfortable in the North Dakota caucus, up solid double digits with 60% reporting.
We're starting to get some vote in from Minnehaha County, the largest in SD. It's a tie so far--not what Sanders needs
2.38am BST
CNN reports that the respective managers of the Clinton and Sanders campaign have held “cordial” phone conversations about “keeping the lines of communication open.” That’s different.
As Clinton prepares to speak, her delegate lead over Sanders as tracked by the AP continues to grow. She’s currently at 2,433 delegates, including 571 superdelegates:
2.36am BST
What did you think of Trump? Here was the standout line, for us. He’s talking to Republican supporters – including many elected officials who have expressed disgust in recent days over his remarks about judge Gonzalo Curiel. Trump told them he understands how hard they worked. And he promised not to let them down:
I understand the responsibility of carrying the mantle, and I will never ever let you down... I will make you proud of our party and of the movement.
Speech crafted by small team: Christie, Ivanka, Sessions and some staff per @NicolleDWallace. You could see Ivanka almost mouthing along.
2.31am BST
Here’s a live video stream of the Clinton event at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. She’s expected to speak shortly.
I hope the glass doesn't actually shatter pic.twitter.com/nPAkoJfiSz
2.29am BST
Two notable points from Trump: no questions from the media – and no wall:
No questions from the media. Trump and family walk off stage to "We Are The Champions"
I think this is the first time Trump has ever spoken without mentioning the wall
2.28am BST
Clinton is expected to take the stage any time. The Guardian’s Lauren Gambino is in the crowd:
Supporters hold signs that spell History with a Hillary campaign, the other sign: "caution: shattered glass" pic.twitter.com/nvXcQjIwKD
2.26am BST
Donald Trump is knocking down these single-major-candidate contests one after another. Hillary Clinton has been declared the winner in only one state tonight while he has been declared the winner in three!
2.25am BST
It appears Hillary Clinton is about to announce an unequivocal victory in the Democratic nominating contest:
Tonight, we can say with pride that, in America, there is no barrier too great and no ceiling too high to break. pic.twitter.com/7vbGPJe543
To every little girl who dreams big: Yes, you can be anything you want—even president. Tonight is for you. -H pic.twitter.com/jq7fKlfwGV
2.23am BST
“We can turn this all around. We’re going to do it by putting America first,” Trump says, continuing his pivot.
Trump says “America first” means entering no conflict abroad “unless it makes us safer as a nation.” “This is the opposite of Hillary’s foreign policy,” Trump says, naming Libya, Iraq, Iran, and Syria.
2.17am BST
The AP projects it as Trump speaks.
Donald Trump has just crossed the barrier of 1237 *bound* delegates thanks to his victory in South Dakota.
2.17am BST
Trump describes a crumbling national infrastructure:
“I’ve visited the crumbling cities and the struggling schools.”
2.15am BST
Monday of next week, he says, he will unpack “everything that’s going on with the Clintons.”
He says Hillary Clinton turned the state department into a “private hedge fund.”
2.15am BST
Trump appears with his children while announcing his campaign received more primary votes than any in GOP history pic.twitter.com/5Cp1FRy45r
2.14am BST
“Every election year politicians promise change,” Trump says.
But he says they don’t really want to change the system because it’s rigged in their favor.
2.11am BST
Trump invites Sanders supporters – “left out of the vote by the rigged system of superdelegates” to join him – we welcome you “with open arms” he says.
He also invites Sanders supporters who object to US trade deals to join his campaign.
Some people say I’m too much of a fighter. My preference is always peace, however. And I’ve shown that. I’ve shown that for a long time...
My goal is always again to bring people together. But if I’m forced to fight for something I really care about, I will never ever back down.
2.09am BST
Trump is flanked by his daughter Ivanka and wife Melania. He’s speaking unlike himself, a bit -- of a Teleprompter. “This is a testament to people who believe that real change – not Obama change – is possible.”
Trump sounds... chastened?
I understand the responsibility of carrying the mantle, and I will never ever let you down... I will make you proud of our party and of the movement.
2.07am BST
And here’s Trump. Here’s that live stream again.
“We’re only getting started and it’s gonna be beautiful,” Trump says.
2.06am BST
Hillary Clinton has won the New Jersey primary, the AP projects.
It’s unclear as yet how many of the state’s 126 Democratic delegates Clinton will scoop up. Delegates are awarded proportionally. Clinton needs about 200 additional pledged delegates to win an outright majority of pledged delegates.
2.02am BST
Trump is about to deliver remarks at Trump National Golf Club in Briarcliff Manor, New York. Here’s a live video stream:
Getting close! She's on the way. pic.twitter.com/ckVOJPbfPO
2.00am BST
Donald Trump says that Republicans who are angry over his comments that a district court judge made a racially-motivated ruling against him should “get over it”, the AP reports:
In an interview with Fox News Tuesday, Trump said that he doesn’t care where the judge comes from, reversing his position he took in a CNN interview last week that Judge Gonzalo Curiel could not preside fairly over the case because he’s of “Mexican heritage”.
In a statement earlier Tuesday, Trump said that his comments were “misconstrued”, but added that based on the ruling he received, he is “justified in questioning” whether he’s received a fair trial.
Unity: Trump tells Hannity that angry Republicans over Curiel need to "get over it." pic.twitter.com/9wb9ehGSee
1.54am BST
Trump today:
I do not feel that one’s heritage makes them incapable of being impartial...
I hope the Mexican judge is more honest than the Mexican businessmen who used the court system to avoid paying me the money they owe me.
1.52am BST
He’s for Sanders. Mom is for Clinton. But in the end, they say, they’re against Trump.
The Guardian’s Lauren Gambino is at Clinton’s Brooklyn party:
Derrick Matai & his mom make a house divided over Hillary and Bernie but they agree it's time to unite against Trump pic.twitter.com/hv9R7HVyJi
1.45am BST
Trump previews his speech, to begin, he says, in about 15 minutes.
He’s going to talk about “our great journey”:
I will be speaking about our great journey to the Republican nomination at 9:00 P.M. The movement toward a country that WINS again continues
1.41am BST
The first congressional candidate to be endorsed by Donald Trump lost her primary in a landslide on Tuesday night, writes Guardian politics reporter Ben Jacobs:
North Carolina congresswoman Renee Ellmers lost her primary to fellow incumbent George Holding by an almost 2-to-1 margin. With 57% of precincts reporting, Holding had 53% to Ellmers’ 24%.
1.40am BST
Nevada governor Brian Sandoval, who previously had pledged to support the Republican presidential nominee, now says he “cannot say” he will vote for Trump, the New York Times reports:
.@GovSandoval, 2-term Nevada gov & Hispanic former judge, TEETERS:
"at this time I cannot say I will definitely vote for Mr. Trump."
1.37am BST
Based on few results, AP makes it pseudo-official: Donald Trump has won his one-major-candidate race in the state’s Republican primary.
BREAKING: Trump wins Republican primary in New Jersey. @AP race call at 8:33 p.m. EDT. #Election2016 #APracecall pic.twitter.com/Z6zgp1pxUf
1.32am BST
The New Jersey result trickles on in.
Only significant vote in NJ now from Gloucester County (South Jersey), where Clinton leads 56-44%. She won county by 25 in '08.
Tomorrow's front page of @NYDailyNews: pic.twitter.com/MCVQoRNWBe
1.30am BST
Buckle up, America. Trump is scheduled to speak, as Wolf Blitzer would say, “at the top of the hour”. I.e. in maybe 30 minutes, or more, or less.
Clinton is expected to follow closely after Trump.
They've just done the final mic check at Trump's presser in NY.
1.28am BST
Most Democrats remain confident that Bernie Sanders will not simply support Hillary Clinton but also rally his legion of followers behind her candidacy, writes Guardian politics reporter Sabrina Siddiqui:
Senator Sherrod Brown, a progressive favorite who has worked closely with Sanders in the Senate, said the disagreements between the Democratic candidates paled in comparison to their differences with the Republican Party.
1.25am BST
The moving sight of a young citizen in an early encounter with the national politics:
Small child wearing "Make America Great Again" holds a "the silent majority stands with Trump" sign: pic.twitter.com/inThCZFw28
Re everyone making hilarious (ahem) jokes about men in heels, the men at Trump's golf club event are resplendent in suits and pastel polos.
1.20am BST
Results!
First tiny trickle of votes in NJ from rural Warren County, which Clinton won by 14 points in 08. She's up 8 with 221 votes counted.
1.16am BST
Bernie Sanders is getting out every last vote. Now he’s in the Silverlake neighborhood of Los Angeles:
Now Bernie's at a coffee shop in Silverlake. "Everybody gonna vote!" pic.twitter.com/pemPCsga7o
Bernie meets an infant. "California is a very liberal state. They let one-year-olds vote!" This was adorable pic.twitter.com/9oCos15yVb
1.15am BST
Patriotic bunting at the Clinton event...
The stage is set pic.twitter.com/p3NFZrKtAg
Glamor of Trump golf club mixed with Secret Service security for media pic.twitter.com/KrbPpnEmiT
1.11am BST
The Guardian’s Sabrina Siddiqui reports that Clinton’s speech will contain a line with a clear subtext: don’t let the door hit you on the way out.
Clinton aide says HRC will congratulate Bernie Sanders and his supporters "on the campaign he has run" in speech tonight.
Aide says Clinton will also acknowledge being first woman nominee "in the context of historical progress for our country."
1.05am BST
The Guardian’s Lauren Gambino is inside the Hillary Clinton event at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
“Hundreds of supporters waving American flags crowded into the spacious Duggal Greenhouse at the Navy Yard in Brooklyn in anticipation of Clinton’s big victory speech,” Lauren writes:
The flags are a notable change from the blue campaign signs that have so far decorated her rallies, a symbol of a transition between the contest winding down and the one looming ahead.
Outside, a line snaked around the building, as the sun set over a sweeping view of the Williamsburg bridge. It’s a picturesque setting for a historic moment, nearly one year after Clinton entered the race with a speech on nearby Roosevelt Island.
Crowd brakes out in cheers as tv turns on to MSNBC announcing less than 2 minutes until polls close in New Jersey pic.twitter.com/Adl8gZsxf0
1.02am BST
Polling stations in New Jersey, where Hillary Clinton is the favorite in the Democratic race, have closed.
Clinton defeated Barack Obama 54-44 in the state’s 2008 Democratic primary. Clinton also performed strongly this year in neighboring New York, which she won by 16 points.
The polls have closed in New Jersey. They've also closed in the CDT part of South Dakota--so have an eye on those results, too
1.00am BST
Donald Trump made his first endorsement in a congressional race, encouraging Republican primary voters to back Renee Ellmers, who was running for reelection in North Carolina’s second congressional district. The district had been redrawn since Ellmers’ last election.
It did not work:
WITNESS THE POWER OF TRUMP'S ENDORSEMENT: NC-2 Rep. Renee Ellmers is getting destroyed so badly in her primary she's competing for 3rd.
Trump endorsed Ellmers, who's taking 3rd place in #NC02. But redistricting and $ were against her and he barely helped her.
Farewell to Rep. Rene Ellmers, who ran an anti-Ground Zero Mosque ad once despite being in North Carolina.
12.52am BST
The Guardian’s Nicky Woolf is on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles for a Bernie Sanders meet-and-greet before polls close. Sanders took a brief walk up Hollywood Boulevard, talking to people and asking if they’ve voted, Nicky reports:
Bernie Sanders on Hollywood boulevard. He just met Minnie Mouse pic.twitter.com/PGCmACY8fh
He asked Minnie - really Sylvia Pinda - if she voted, and she said yes. She just told the guardian that she voted for him, in fact.
He's walking along, meeting voters. And, back in the motorcade pic.twitter.com/1lUXBTs7pp
12.50am BST
The Guardian’s Amber Jamieson sends this scenic dispatch from the scene of the Donald Trump event in Westchester, New York:
Arrived at Trump's golf club in Westchester for his presser tonight, can confirm the water fountain is beautiful pic.twitter.com/IEZi8G8YKX
Guests are arriving in heels and cocktail dresses for Trump's event tonight
12.47am BST
Good and bad news for Bernie Sanders from the community of artists and homeless people who work and live along the Venice boardwalk, writes the Guardian’s Rory Carroll:
They love him. But they’re not voting.
Jeremy Jaffeux feeling the Bern. 'He's not like other candidates, doesn't seem like a Facebook meme.' pic.twitter.com/xzNF2o2BgL
Dorcas Daley, teacher + Venice busker, rooting for Bernie as the new FDR. 'It can be done again.' pic.twitter.com/eIvlUCpY4M
Dani Viciouss, the lone Hillary supporter I found amid homeless Venice Bernieacs. 'She speaks the truth.' pic.twitter.com/2kG6OMtVBa
12.36am BST
Bernie Sanders tells NBC he was “upset” that the Associated Press announced Monday night that Hillary Clinton had claimed a 2,383 majority of the Democratic delegates.
The AP explained that they simply made the announcement after their tally of delegates Clinton had claimed hit 2,383.
They got on the phone, as I understand it, and they started hounding superdelegates to tell them in an anonymous way who they’d be voting for. And the night before the largest primary, biggest primary -- in the whole process, they make this announcement. So I was really disappointed in what the -- A.P. did.
LESTER HOLT: You’d be defying history? You’d be defying the will of
BERNIE SANDERS: Hey–
12.28am BST
12.19am BST
If you’ve joined us on previous primary nights, you know how pleasing it can be to watch animated candidates on scissors lifts bearing paint brushes fill in counties on state maps after they’ve stolen a lead or clinched a victory.
That same informative entertainment will be on offer for you tonight, over at our comprehensive results page.
12.11am BST
Bernie Sanders shows voters how it’s done: run, don’t walk, to your precinct.
You still have time to run to your voting location before polls close. Get out and vote! #PrimaryDay pic.twitter.com/e4k48x9Qth
11.55pm BST
[Note: Throughout the day Guardian reporters have been interviewing voters about how they made up their minds. You can find a selection of these interviews on our earlier live blog.]
Cristina Gerla, 26, an actor in Los Angeles, California, said she voted for Hillary Clinton:
Whoever will be the next president will be filling at least one supreme court seat. That will have repercussions on my life because I’m only 26. The court will be deciding on things like rights over a woman’s body, accessibility to health care, sex education in schools and gay rights. We need to protect those rights and allow them to grow.
11.50pm BST
Hillary Clinton plans to debut a new video celebrating women and women leaders at her victory party tonight. The video will play as an introduction before Clinton takes the stage at Brooklyn Navy Yard, Guardian politics reporter Sabrina Siddiqui reports:
New Clinton campaign video celebrates historic moment of having first woman nominee of major political party: https://t.co/jybwSINxGZ
11.47pm BST
Both parties are hosting contests in five states today, and there’s an extra Democratic caucus playing out in North Dakota*.
New Jersey (126 Democratic delegates, 51 GOP) polling stations close at 8pm ET.
In 2012, here’s how the vote count looked an hour after each state’s polls closed: New Jersey, about 10 percent; New Mexico, 26 percent; South Dakota, 65 percent; Montana, 20 percent; California, 40 percent.
11.25pm BST
Hello and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the last big voting night of the long primary season. An estimated 5 million voters in California have already mailed in their ballots, as voters from New Jersey to New Mexico make their way to the polls to help pick the next president.
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