Senator Barrack Obama recorded another victory Tuesday in the Mississippi’s Democratic primary, where more than nine in 10 African Americans voted for him, while seven in 10 whites backed Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, according to exit polls, the Los Angeles Times reports.

The black voters represented half the vote. This is Obama’s second victory, after his weekend success in Wyoming caucuses. However, Clinton defeated Obama in Texas, Ohio and Rhode Island.

According to the Associated Press, Obama was supported in Mississippi by roughly 90 percent of the black voters and by only a third of white voters. Obama won 61% of the vote, while Clinton 37%.

The Republican Senator John McCain captured 79% of the GOP vote in Mississippi.

“It’s just another win in our column and we are getting more delegates,” Obama said in an interview on CNN from Chicago. He expressed his gratitude to the people in Mississippi who voted for him, underlining the country’s need for change.

But both Obama and Clinton are now preparing for the Pennsylvania primary on April 22, which is expected to be a crucial fight. The Clinton campaign focuses on Pennsylvania, with its 158 delegates at stake.

There were 33 delegates in Mississippi of which Obama won at least 17 and Clinton at least 11. Overall, Obama has 1,596 delegates, while Clinton 1,484. In order to win the Democratic nomination, one needs 2,025 delegates.

In a statement released after the polls closed, Clinton’s campaign manager, Maggie Williams said that “We congratulate Sen. Obama for his win in Mississippi and thank our supporters and volunteers there for their support, hard work and long hours.”

The Pennsylvania confrontation will open the final stage of the Democratic nomination fight, with nine other states and territories to express their vote before the convention in late August. The remaining primaries are in Indiana, North Carolina, West Virginia, Kentucky, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Montana and South Dakota.