Hillary set to sweep the South tonight as Bernie places his faith in the Midwest

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Hillary Clinton is likely to add a majority of pledged delegates in Florida and North Carolina to her lockbox tonight - a full sweep of the South for the Democratic front-runner who has turned out black voters in that region in record numbers

With 16 percent of the votes counted, she's close to lapping Sanders with nearly 65 percent of the vote to his 35 percent 

Hillary Clinton is likely to add a majority of pledged delegates in Florida and North Carolina to her lockbox tonight - a full sweep of the South for the Democratic front-runner who has turned out black voters in that region in record numbers.

With 16 percent of the votes counted, she's close to lapping Sanders with nearly 65 percent of the vote to his 35 percent.

After a blowout victory in South Carolina, Clinton has conquered state after state in the south while Sanders has made his move in the Northeast and Midwest.

Tonight he's hoping the realignment in strategy will pay off when the votes are counted in Ohio, Missouri and Illinois, Clinton's birth state.

He's rallied supporters in all five states with contests today since the final Democratic presidential primary last Thursday. 

As has become his custom, he'll jump ahead on the calendar tonight and hold his evening event in Phoenix, Arizona, instead of lingering in a state he'll maybe win but isn't guaranteed.

Clinton will savor her all-but-assured victory in West Palm Beach, Florida, with the supporters who helped hand the state to her in today's election.

Partially in the Central Time zone, polls in Florida closed at 7pm for most of the state, but remain open in others until 8 pm Eastern.

Ohio and North Carolina will begin announcing results at 7:30 pm Eastern. Illinois and Missouri will also shut down their polling places at 8pm Eastern.