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Tuesday, April 5, 2016

2016 US Presidential Election - Wisconsin Primary Tuesday April 05,2016

The Democratic and Republican primaries will take place in Wisconsin on April 5, 2016.

 The Wisconsin primaries mark the first presidential primary contests of April 2016.

For the Democrats, 86 pledged delegates are at stake. They will be allocated proportionally.

For the Republicans, 42 pledged delegates are up for grabs. They will be allocated on a winner-take-all basis, meaning whichever candidate receives a plurality of the vote will take home all 42 of Wisconsin's pledged delegates.

Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz has decisively won the Wisconsin primary, complicating front-runner Donald Trump's path to the nomination.

Ted Cruz celebrates flanked by Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker on the left and his wife Heidi on the right



In the Democratic race, Bernie Sanders scored a strong victory over Hillary Clinton.Wisconsin adds to a recent spate of wins by the Sanders campaign, giving the Vermont senator a boost before key races in New York and Pennsylvania.

Of the 86 Wisconsin delegates, Bernie Sanders is on course for at least 44, but Hillary Clinton will have at least 28.

Bernie Sanders can now boast four wins in a row and victories in six of the last seven contests for the Democratic presidential nomination

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