Obama wins primary in county

Barack Obama, who declared victory on Tuesday night and is now the presumptive Democratic nominee, won in Lincoln County over Hillary Clinton.

Obama received 1,160 votes, representing 53 percent of the electorate. Clinton recieved 889 votes.

In the Republican primary, John McCain won with 1,857 votes. The only other candidate on the ballot was Ron Paul, who recieved 844 votes despite having suspended his campaign earlier this year.

Montana was the last state to vote in both Republican and Democratic primary seasons.