Cruz won't seek recount of Missouri primary loss to Trump

(AP) — Republican businessman Donald Trump has finally locked up his narrow victory in Missouri's presidential primary — five weeks after the votes were cast.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton defeated Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders by 1,574 votes out of more than 629,000 cast in the Democratic primary — a margin of one-quarter of a percentage point.

Trump will 25 delegates for getting the most votes in the 1st and 2nd districts in the St. Louis area, the 3rd District in east-central Missouri, the 6th District in northern Missouri and the 8th District in southeast Missouri.

Missouri's 71 Democratic delegates are awarded proportionally based on the votes candidates received statewide and in each of the state's eight congressional districts.