7:30 p.m. To no surprise, Barack Obama is the projected winner of the Mississippi Primary, according to CNN and Fox News. Obama has now won 26 state contests, plus the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands. Results will be updated throughout the night as they come in.

8:10 p.m. Democratic (5% reporting)
Clinton = 49%
Obama = 48%

8:22 p.m. Democratic (10% reporting)
Obama = 50%
Clinton = 48%

8:29 p.m. Democratic (15% reporting)
Obama = 53%
Clinton = 45%

8:36 p.m. Democratic (21% reporting)
Obama = 52%
Clinton = 45%

8:49 p.m. Democratic (31% reporting)
Obama = 55%
Clinton = 43%

9:00 p.m. Democratic (40% reporting)
Obama = 54%
Clinton = 44%

9:50 p.m. Democratic (83% reporting)
Obama = 59%
Clinton = 39%

10:12 p.m. Democratic (90% reporting)
Obama = 60%
Clinton = 38%

The Clinton campaign was hoping to finish within 10 points of Obama, but it appears she did not really make any signficant inroads during the past week.

1:00 a.m. Democratic (99% reporting)
Obama = 61%
Clinton = 37%

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