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| US election 2016: Cruz and Sanders fight back against front-runners | US election 2016: Cruz and Sanders fight back against front-runners |
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| Front-runners Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have suffered defeats in the latest round of voting for the US presidential nomination in five states. | Front-runners Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have suffered defeats in the latest round of voting for the US presidential nomination in five states. |
| In the Republican race, Texas Senator Ted Cruz beat billionaire Mr Trump in both the Kansas and Maine caucuses. | In the Republican race, Texas Senator Ted Cruz beat billionaire Mr Trump in both the Kansas and Maine caucuses. |
| In the Democratic race, Bernie Sanders has reportedly beaten Mrs Clinton in Kansas and Nebraska caucuses. | In the Democratic race, Bernie Sanders has reportedly beaten Mrs Clinton in Kansas and Nebraska caucuses. |
| Mr Trump and Mrs Clinton are expected to triumph in the Louisiana contests, with Mr Trump also ahead in Kentucky. | |
| Overall, Mr Trump is ahead in the Republican race. Mrs Clinton, a former secretary of state, leads the Democratic contest. | Overall, Mr Trump is ahead in the Republican race. Mrs Clinton, a former secretary of state, leads the Democratic contest. |
| Efforts by Republicans to slow Mr Trump's march have until now failed. | Efforts by Republicans to slow Mr Trump's march have until now failed. |
| Last week, on Super Tuesday, Mr Trump won seven of the 11 contests. | Last week, on Super Tuesday, Mr Trump won seven of the 11 contests. |
| Evangelical vote | Evangelical vote |
| Speaking in Idaho, which votes on 8 March, Mr Cruz said: "What we saw in Kansas is a manifestation of a real shift in momentum." | Speaking in Idaho, which votes on 8 March, Mr Cruz said: "What we saw in Kansas is a manifestation of a real shift in momentum." |
| On Friday, Ben Carson, who was at one point a Republican front-runner, dropped out of the race. | On Friday, Ben Carson, who was at one point a Republican front-runner, dropped out of the race. |
| The election itself, on 8 November, will see America vote for a successor to Barack Obama, a Democratic president standing down after two terms in office which have seen the Republicans take control of both houses of Congress. | The election itself, on 8 November, will see America vote for a successor to Barack Obama, a Democratic president standing down after two terms in office which have seen the Republicans take control of both houses of Congress. |
| Election calendar: Next races | Election calendar: Next races |