Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have swept to victory in the New York state primaries, extending the front runners’ leads over their respective party rivals.
With 98% of the votes counted, Trump has achieved a clean-sweep of all 14 New York delegates, with 60% of the Republican vote.
Clinton achieved a similarly convincing victory, receiving just under 58%.
With the victory, Trump is moving closer to the 1,237 delegates he needs to secure the GOP presidential nomination before the Republican National Convention.
The GOP frontrunner was declared victorious seconds after polls closed, as it became clear he had won a landslide.
Speaking to supporters he predicted he’d amass more delegates than “anyone projected even in their wildest imaginations.”
“I have to say to the people that know me the best – the people of New York – when they give us this kind of a vote it’s just incredible,” Trump said
Cruz had claimed momentum heading into New York, running the table on delegates at state conventions in Wyoming and Colorado, where the elections take place over months and test a campaign’s operational strength.
Cruz had downplayed the billionaire businessman’s win as little more than “a politician winning his home state,” according to The Associated Press.
The Texas Senator left New York before the polls closed, turning his attention to Pennsylvania, where he delivered a speech calling on Americans to join together to move the country forward.
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