Report: Kerry Wins Wisconsin Primary

NPR | By Scott Horsley

Published February 17, 2004 at 12:00 AM EST

Sen. John Kerry defeats rivals Sen. John Edwards and former Vermont governor Howard Dean in the Wisconsin presidential primary, according to network exit polls. Kerry, the frontrunner in the contest to be the Democratic nominee, withstood a tight race with Edwards. Hear NPR's Scott Horsley.

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