Donald Trump speaking before supporters at a recent rally in Arizona.
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UPDATE: 8:54 p.m., Tuesday:
The Huffington Post and CNN projected Hillary Clinton was the winner of the Democratic primary in Pennsylvania shortly before 9 p.m.
“Pennsylvania! Thanks to everyone who made this possible. This win is yours,” the Clinton campaign said in a Facebook post.
Original Post:
Multiple media outlets are projecting that billionaire business man Donald Trump has locked up the majority of votes from Pennsylvania Republicans.
CNN, Fox News and Associated Press all declined to project Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders as the winner in Pennsylvania. As of 8 p.m., the Associated Press said they were not yet issuing a call for Democratic presidential candidate nominee in Pennsylvania.
Clinton, the wife of former president Bill Clinton and the former Secretary of State, and Trump were expected by politicos to take Pennsylvania. The two candidates both showed leads over their opponents in polls taken in the days before the election.
Due to the fact the projections were made right after polls closed at 8 p.m. Tuesday, final vote tallies for Bucks County and the rest of Pennsylvania were not available as of publication time.
Hillary Clinton at a recent rally in Arizona.
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Wins in Pennsylvania were expected to help Clinton and Trump as they work to win nominations from their respective parties.
Some political pundits on cable news and in regional newspaper said wins for Clinton and Trump in Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island would help the candidates ever closer to achieving the nomination from their party.
Clinton was in Philadelphia Tuesday evening to address supporters at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
The stage is set for tonight’s Clinton campaign victory rally in Philadelphia. Almost 400 delegates up for grabs. pic.twitter.com/9WCB098ZF0
— Kim Ghattas (@BBCKimGhattas) April 26, 2016
Bernie Sanders after speaking to supporter.
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Ohio Gov. John Kasich and Senator Ted Cruz are not expected to have received enough votes to defeat Trump in the state. Kasich, a western Pennsylvania native, made several stops to his home state over the past few weeks to gain support from Republican voters.
Ted Cruz at an event last year.
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For Trump, Pennsylvania Republicans’ confusing delegate system could be a minor boost to his campaign or a big one. If final numbers confirm Trump wins the primary Republican vote, he would automatically get 17 delegates from the state party. The remaining 54 delegates are free to chose who they wish to nominate at the convention this summer in Cleveland.
“As a result, Pennsylvania’s April 26 statewide primary election is relatively meaningless — a beauty pageant. What is meaningful, however, is whom primary voters will select to send to Cleveland as the 54 uncommitted delegates,” the Associated Press reported leading up to the election.
The presidential hopefuls are already setting their sights on the next states with primary elections.
