Polls Close At 11 PM ET In Washington Republican Primary

FILE - In this Feb. 19, 2008 file photo, a voter walks toward an empty bank of voting stations at a polling place in Seattle on Washington state's 2008 presidential primary day. With the back-to-back news that Ted Cr... FILE - In this Feb. 19, 2008 file photo, a voter walks toward an empty bank of voting stations at a polling place in Seattle on Washington state's 2008 presidential primary day. With the back-to-back news that Ted Cruz and John Kasich were dropping out of the 2016 Republican presidential contest, Washington state's presidential primary scheduled for May 24, 2016, may prove less relevant as Donald Trump is the Republican Party's presumptive presidential nominee. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, file) MORE LESS

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May 24, 2016 10:59 p.m.

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The polls closed at 8 p.m. local time, or 11 p.m. ET, in the Washington Republican primary on Tuesday night.

GOP presumptive nominee Donald Trump was expected to end the night one step closer to clinching the nomination. On the Democratic side, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has already won more delegates in Washington than opponent Hillary Clinton.

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Sara Jerde (@SaraJerde) Sara Jerde is a newswriter based in New York. Her bylines have appeared in The Star-Ledger, The Chronicle of Higher Education and The Columbus Dispatch. She graduated from Ohio University. Send emails to sara@talkingpointsmemo.com and follow her @SaraJerde.

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