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Keywords: Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama

New Delhi: Hillary Clinton won the Kentucky primary by more than 30 points, but Obama's share of the state's 51 delegates was enough put him over the threshold, according to CNN estimates.

Obama is expected to pick up at least 14 delegates in Kentucky, and by CNN estimates, that will give him 1,627 of the 3,253 pledged delegates at stake in all of primaries and caucuses.

Obama's top strategist, David Axelrod, said this was an "important milestone," but not the end of the trail.

Neither candidate is expected to reach the 2,026 delegates needed to win the Democratic nomination.

That means the race is likely to be settled by "superdelegates" – party leaders and officials who will cast votes at the Democratic convention in August.

Currently, Obama has 1,932 total delegates, while Hillary has 1,753.

After Kentucky's results came in, Hillary thanked her supporters for handing her a win "even in the face of some pretty tough odds”.

"Tonight we have achieved an important victory," she said in Louisville.

"It's not just Kentucky bluegrass that's music to my ears. It's the sound of your overwhelming vote of confidence even in the face of some pretty tough odds, she said as she beat Obama across all age groups, income groups and education levels in Kentucky.

Eighty-nine percent of Tuesday's voters in Kentucky were white, according to the exit polls.

Among them, Hillary won 72-22 per cent. Nine per cent of the voters were African-American and they overwhelmingly broke for Obama, 87-7 per cent.

The exit polls from Kentucky also suggest a deep division among Democrats.

Two-thirds of Hillary’s supporters there said they would vote Republican or not vote at all rather than for Obama, according to the polls.