Washington: Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton scored big wins on Tuesday in the presidential primary in the key state of Florida, helping to consolidate their frontrunner status in the 2016 White House race.
The win in the Sunshine State for Trump sent rival Marco Rubio, the US senator from Florida, crashing out of the campaign.
Clinton also was victorious in Ohio and North Carolina, while Ohio Governor John Kasich won in his home state.
Here is a state-by-state breakdown of winners in Tuesday's contests, according to US network projections:
Florida
Republican: Donald Trump
Democratic: Hillary Clinton
Illinois
Republican: unknown
Democratic: Hillary Clinton
Missouri
Republican: unknown
Democratic: unknown
North Carolina
Republican: unknown
Democratic: Hillary Clinton
Ohio
Republican: John Kasich
Democratic: Hillary Clinton
TOTAL WINS
Democrats:
Hillary Clinton: 4
Bernie Sanders: 0
Republicans:
Donald Trump: 1
John Kasich: 1
Ted Cruz: 0
Marco Rubio: 0
