Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) won all 23 delegates in the Puerto Rico Republican primary on Sunday, making this his second win in the 2016 presidential race so far.

Rubio came in third after business mogul Donald Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), respectively, in the Kansas caucus, Kentucky caucus and Louisiana primary on “Super Saturday.” He also placed fourth after Cruz, Trump and Ohio Gov. John Kasich, respectively, in the Maine caucus on Saturday.

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders won the Democratic caucus in Maine on Sunday, garnering at least 15 delegates over former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s seven delegates, according to The New York Times.

 

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On Super Saturday, Sanders also beat Clinton in two out of the three contests, winning both the Nebraska and Kansas caucuses. Clinton won the Louisiana primary with a total of 35 delegates.

So far Clinton has won 11 different states and garnered 1,129 delegates. Sanders has won eight different states and has 498 delegates in total. The Democratic candidates need 2,383 to win the nomination.

On the Republican side, Trump is leading with 12 different state wins and 384 delegates. Cruz has won in six different states with 300 delegates in total. Rubio has won only two states so far and is trailing with 151 delegates. Kasich, who hasn’t won any states yet, has only 37 delegates. The Republican candidates need 1,237 delegates to win the nomination.

On Tuesday, the four Republican candidates will compete in the Hawaii caucus, Idaho primary, Michigan primary and Mississippi primary. Also on Tuesday, the two Democratic candidates will go head-to-head in the Michigan and Mississippi primaries.

 

Published on March 6, 2016 at 11:21 pm

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