Breaking: Donald Trump Wins New York Republican Primary
GOP Frontrunner Will Gain Large Number of Delegates From Empire State Voters
Donald Trump is the projected winner of Tuesday’s New York primary, and by a very large margin. There are 95 delegates at stake in the New York Republican primary, which will be allocated proportionally.
CNN projects Donald Trump will win the New York Republican primary https://t.co/DkPyle0Wrv pic.twitter.com/D6fTiIXemr
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) April 20, 2016
Currently, not including tonight’s results, Donald Trump has 755 delegates, Ted Cruz has 543. They need 1237 to win the Republican nomination.Â
An hour until the polls close in #NYPrimary. 95 Republican delegates are up for grabs: https://t.co/rXUq7LSGG4 pic.twitter.com/oOQb5zZCgT
— AP Eastern U.S. (@APEastRegion) April 20, 2016
Current standings
via https://t.co/hOd1AXniab @CNNPolitics #NYPrimary pic.twitter.com/Xz1tyXpaLB— T a l (@talyellin) April 20, 2016
Trump had a 30-point lead in the New York polls going into today’s primary, over John Kasich, with Ted Cruz in third place in the Empire State, after his repeated attacks on “New York values.”Â
Just 8% of Republicans voting strategically. Any of them consciously voting for least-electable candidate? pic.twitter.com/o9Jara17KM
— Jonathan Chait (@jonathanchait) April 20, 2016
EXIT POLL: A majority of New York primary voters in both parties say Wall St. hurts the U.S. economy. #Decision2016 pic.twitter.com/UiBt1BKejd
— Meet the Press (@meetthepress) April 19, 2016
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