Sanders takes Oregon; Clinton claims narrow victory in Kentucky

WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders battled to a neck-and-neck outcome in Kentucky’s presidential primary Tuesday, as Clinton declared victory and sought to blunt the momentum of her Democratic rival ahead of a likely general-election matchup against Republican Donald Trump.

Clinton holds a lead of nearly 300 pledged delegates over Sanders and a dominant advantage among party officials and elected leaders known as superdelegates.

Tuesday’s elections took place amid new questions about party unity following a divisive weekend state party convention in Nevada.

Supporters of Sanders tossed chairs and made death threats against the Nevada party chairwoman at the event in Las Vegas, arguing the party leadership rigged the results of the convention in favor of Clinton.

In a sign of the tensions between the two sides, Sanders issued a defiant statement Tuesday dismissing complaints from Nevada Democrats as “nonsense” and said his supporters were not being treated with “fairness and respect.”