Kerry takes Nevada and DC: According to results of the balloting released by the Nevada Democratic Party, with 99 percent of precincts reporting, Kerry claimed 63 percent of the local delegates selected. Kerry's tally was more than three times that of his closest competitor. Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean got 17 percent of the delegates; Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina 10 percent; Rep. Dennis Kucinich of Ohio 7 percent; and the Rev. Al Sharpton 1 percent. ...Sixteen delegates were up for grabs in the Democratic stronghold of Washington, D.C. Kerry claimed more than double the number of votes of the second-place finisher, New York civil rights activist Sharpton. Kerry got 47 percent of the vote, and Sharpton 20 percent. Dean was close behind with 18 percent, followed by Edwards with 10 percent and Kucinich with 3 percent. This was Washington, D.C.'s second presidential contest this year. The district held a nonbinding primary January 13, which Dean won. Sharpton placed second in that race, too.