Hillary Clinton has thanked her
supporters for helping her reach a historic moment for women - the US
Democratic nomination for president.
"Thanks to you, we've reached a milestone," she told cheering crowds at a rally in New York.
She hailed "the first time in our nation's history that a woman will be a major party's nominee".
Earlier, Mrs Clinton won the Democratic primary in New Jersey, cementing her hold on her party's nomination.
She
went on to win South Dakota and New Mexico, while her rival Bernie
Sanders found victory in the Montana and North Dakota caucuses.
Six states have been voting in primaries on Tuesday but the race in California will count the most.
Mr Sanders had been hoping for a win in that state but early results indicated a significant lead for Mrs Clinton.
As the votes were counted, he told supporters he would remain in the
race and contest the remaining primaries, despite acknowledging it was a
"very, very steep fight".
Mr Sanders aims to sway super delegates
to support him instead of Mrs Clinton at the party's convention in
July, but commentators say the Vermont Senator is unlikely to succeed in
his bid for the nomination.
The AP news agency reported on Monday that Mrs Clinton already had enough delegates to qualify as the Democratic nominee.
President Barack Obama called both Mrs Clinton and Mr Sanders on Tuesday, according to the White House.
He congratulated Mrs Clinton on "securing the delegates necessary to clinch the Democratic nomination for president".
Mr
Sanders will visit Mr Obama at the White House on Thursday, per Mr
Sanders' request, according to the White House memo. They will discuss
"the significant issues at stake in this election that matter most to
America's working families".
Claiming the nomination in a speech in Brooklyn, New York, Mrs
Clinton said Republican presumptive nominee Donald Trump was
"temperamentally unfit" to be president.
"My mother… taught me to never back down to a bully. Which turned out to be pretty good advice," she said.
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