He appeared to have slipped after a widely-mocked debate performance over the weekend, however, and was running fifth in the early count on Tuesday with less than 10 percent of the vote.
Sanders, who describes himself as a democratic socialist, is the underdog in the national race against former Secretary of State Clinton.
He had about 57 percent of the vote in early returns, ahead of former Secretary of State Clinton, the perceived front-runner nationally, who had about 41 percent, according to the AP.
The presidential election is on November 8.
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