Today marks an extremely important moment in the republican race to be the party`s nominee in the presidential election. Florida, Ohio, Illinois, Missouri and North Carolina all go to the polls and a total of 358 delegates are up for grabs.
The most vital contests of the day are considered to be in Florida and Ohio which are designated as winner-take-all states. In Florida 99 delegates are available and 66 in Ohio. According to the latest polls Donald Trump is leading in both states, although in Ohio only by a narrow margin over the governor John Kasich.
The latest indications are that Trump has a wide margin over his opponents in Florida.
RealClearPolitics Average Florida
Donald Trump 42.4%
Marco Rubio 23.8%
Ted Cruz 18.5%
John Kasich 9.4%
As soon as the first results of the Republican Primary in Florida are available they will be published here.
Marco Rubio 27%
Ted Cruz 17.1%
John Kasich 6.8%
