officials said . Regardless , the two wins were crucial for Clinton , who would have found it difficult to continue the race if Obama won big Tuesday . `` For everyone across America who has been counted out but refused to be knocked out , for everyone who has stumbled but stood right back up and for everyone who works hard and never gives up , this one is for you , '' Clinton said to a cheering crowd in Columbus , Ohio . Watch Clinton thank backers '' After a month of losses to Obama , Clinton had been expected to do well in Ohio -- where the blue-collar workers who have consistently supported her throughout the campaign make up a large chunk of the Democratic base . But with polls showing the Ohio contest neck-and-neck in the days leading up to the primary , Clinton got a boost from female voters and those who only recently made up their minds . According to CNN exit polling , 59 percent of the voters in the state 's Democratic primary were women . Those female voters favored Clinton over Obama , 58 percent to 40 percent . In the
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Sen. Hillary Clinton received the most votes in two pivotal Democratic primary contests Tuesday , scoring wins in Texas and Ohio that were considered critical to keeping alive her White House hopes . Sen. Hillary Clinton is the winner in Ohio and Texas primaries , but trails in the Texas caucuses . With 99 percent of precincts reporting in Ohio , Clinton had 54 percent of the vote compared to 44 percent for Sen. Barack Obama . The race was closer in Texas where , with 99 percent of precincts in , Clinton had 51 percent to Obama 's 48 percent . A complicated formula in Texas that weighs delegates more heavily in highly populated areas and includes a caucus that was still being tallied Wednesday afternoon meant the delegate count there remained unclear . Obama was leading Clinton in the caucus vote 56 percent to 44 percent with 38 percent of the state counted , party officials said . The party will split 67 delegates between the candidates in proportion to the final caucus results . Watch an I-Report video from a Democratic caucus '' A final tally was not expected until Thursday afternoon ,