Sen. John Kerry wins in Utah primary, Idaho caucuses

Democratic front-runner John Kerry scored lopsided victories in the Idaho caucuses and Utah primaries Tuesday, and looked for more good fortune in the Hawaii contest, the last before a climactic 10-state round next week.

Kerry outpaced North Carolina Sen. John Edwards 68 percent to 20 percent with more than half the results in from the Idaho race. With three-quarters of the precincts reporting from Utah, Kerry led Edwards 54-30.

The night's three races were little more than blips on the political calendar. The candidates are putting their energies on the coming Super Tuesday prizes and Kerry is already looking beyond the nomination fight and tangling with President Bush.

Kerry held a large and growing lead in the Democratic delegate chase, with 632 in the Associated Press count to 190 for Edwards, going into the night's three contests. A total of 61 delegates were at stake.