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US election 2016: Trump and Clinton win New York primaries | |
(35 minutes later) | |
Donald Trump has won the Republican presidential primary while Hillary Clinton has triumphed in the Democratic race, US media project. | |
Results are still coming in but Mr Trump looks set to extend his lead over rivals Ted Cruz and John Kasich. | Results are still coming in but Mr Trump looks set to extend his lead over rivals Ted Cruz and John Kasich. |
Meanwhile Democratic hopeful Hillary Clinton, a former senator for New York, is expected to defeat Brooklyn-born Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders. | |
Wins will put Mrs Clinton and Mr Trump closer to securing their nominations. | Wins will put Mrs Clinton and Mr Trump closer to securing their nominations. |
US networks projected the New York billionaire had won in his home state just seconds after the polls closed at 21:00 EDT (01:00 GMT), but the result for the Democrats was not immediately called. | |
The margin of Mr Trump's victory and the number of delegates he secures will determine the real impact of his latest success. | |
Live coverage: Trump and Clinton win in New York | |
Speaking at a building bearing his name in Manhattan, Mr Trump said his win had been "bigger than anyone projected even in their wildest imaginations". | |
"This has been an amazing week... We're really, really rocking." | |
The voting in New York on Tuesday was marred by irregularities, including more than 125,000 people missing from New York City voter rolls. |