The US state of Wisconsin pressed ahead with an election on Tuesday, despite a state-wide stay-at-home order amid the escalating coronavirus outbreak.
Voters braved long queues at a limited number of polling stations where some staff wore hazmat suits.
The governor had tried to postpone the primary to June, but was blocked on Monday by the state Supreme Court.
On the ballot were Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders, who are both vying to be the Democratic presidential nominee.
The eventual winner will challenge President Donald Trump, a Republican, in November.
Local offices were also on the ballot, and a seat on the state’s Supreme Court.
Wisconsin is the first state in three weeks to hold a primary with in-person voting since stay-at-home orders swept the nation amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Badger state imposed its own lockdown on 25 March.
All other states have postponed their primary season elections or moved entirely to postal votes while the country remains in the throes of its health emergency.
Wisconsin has recorded more than 2,500 coronavirus cases and 92 deaths.
Source: BBC
