New York primary
They say if you can make it in New York, you can make it anywhere. While only two presidential candidates will "make it" at the end of today's primary, a close race will mean more delegates for all five. Follow the day’s happenings and results here.
With 95 delegates up for grabs on the Republican side, and 247 delegates plus 44 super-delegates on the Democratic side, New York stands to either solidify or completely rearrange the presidential primary process.
How the delegate distribution works
The GOP has a bit more complicated process than the Democrats in New York. Of the Republicans' 95 delegates, three automatically go to the overall winner, while 11 are at-large and 81 are awarded based on results in each congressional district. If the winner earns over 50 percent of the vote, then he will take all of the at-large delegates as well. From there, it is conceivable that New York could end in a winner-take-all scenario, especially with Donald Trump polling far ahead of Ted Cruz and John Kasich. It's also important to note that scoring less than 20 percent of the vote wins nothing.
For Democrats, their delegates will be distributed proportionally across the state as well as in congressional districts.
01:56 GMT
NY primaries came as expected, except for one thing: voter suppression accusations https://t.co/g8UPblZurtpic.twitter.com/e2UEu1QLrU
— RT Play (@rt_play) 20 апреля 2016 г.
20 April 2016
08:33 GMTAn entire block of Clinton Hill residents found out they were deleted from the voter's registration list after several showed up to vote. They were allowed to vote after they completed an affidavit.
Hearing reports block of Lafayette st at ps11 in Clinton hill deleted, vtrs given affidavits. #PrimaryDay#VoterSuppression#VoterFraud
— Joe B (@theartfulbadger) April 19, 2016Entire Block of Clinton Hill Voters Omitted From Rolls, Poll Worker Says https://t.co/Ni7q3HXZJR
— John Ness (@JohnNess) April 20, 2016- 08:14 GMT
Don't celebrate too hard Clinton supporters, a beer at her headquarter's party will cost you $10.
here's the all-important Clinton party cash bar where beer starts at $10 and glasses of wine are going for $14! pic.twitter.com/bU0aFnrlT2
— Rachel H. Smith (@rachelholliday) April 20, 2016Over at Trump Tower supporters are at least being awarded with free ice-cream.
Highlights of #Trump victory party, free ice cream & Trump Champagne. Lowlights- no outlet 4 phn charger #Trump2016pic.twitter.com/vRxBA0U7KH
— Joe Borelli (@BorelliJoe) April 19, 2016 - 07:28 GMT
Sanders sets his mind on next weeks primaries while Clinton celebrates
Thank you to all those who came out tonight in New York! Onward to five more states voting next week.
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) April 20, 2016"New York is a place for dreaming big. But New Yorkers also like to get things done." —Hillary pic.twitter.com/K5uWCl3PKI
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) April 20, 2016 - 07:22 GMT
New York cares: Primaries marred by allegations of voter fraud, suppressionhttps://t.co/BoQGzoR7SVpic.twitter.com/OhbN3kGugb
— RT America (@RT_America) April 20, 2016 - 02:20 GMT
"In this campaign, we've won in every region of this country... but this one's personal," said Hillary Clinton. Adding, "New Yorkers, you've always had my back and I've always tried to have yours."
"We've seen it's not enough to diagnose problems, you have to explain how to solve problems," she also said.
- 01:51 GMT
The Empire State building turned red after Trump's win.
What fell omen is't, that the Tower turneth the hue of blood?#PrimaryDay#TheTrumpOfDoompic.twitter.com/oYmzOCR2CC
— Jeff Yang (@originalspin) April 20, 2016And blue for Hillary.
New York's Empire State Building was turned blue when Hillary Clinton was named the winner https://t.co/5QybMivbkPpic.twitter.com/pImqG77hwJ
— Financial Times (@FT) April 20, 2016 - 01:47 GMT
Hillary Clinton wins New York State.
BREAKING: Hillary Clinton wins the Democratic presidential primary in New York. @AP race call at 9:45 p.m. EDT. #Election2016#APracecall
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 20, 2016To our volunteers, organizers, and supporters who worked your hearts out in New York: This is your win. Thank you. pic.twitter.com/sL5qKZgA8j
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) April 20, 2016 - 01:34 GMT
"We don't have much of a race anymore based on what I'm seeing at the moment. Senator Cruz is just about mathematically eliminated... We have won millions of more votes than Senator close and millions and millions more votes than Kasich." - Trump after NY win, adding, "It's really nice to win the delegates and the vote."
- 01:06 GMT
Hillary is currently leading the Democratic primaries.
BREAKING: First polls suggest that Hillary Clinton leads New York Democratic primary
— Ruptly (@Ruptly) April 20, 2016With just 8% of the vote in, @HillaryClinton leads @BernieSanders in the #NYPrimaryhttps://t.co/i0CH3Qcg5Wpic.twitter.com/iJUcuvImfe
— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) April 20, 2016 - 01:01 GMT
New York has been called for Donald Trump by the AP, CNN.
BREAKING: Donald Trump wins the Republican presidential primary in New York. @AP race call at 9 p.m. EDT. #Election2016#APracecall
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 20, 2016CNN projects Donald Trump will win the New York Republican primary https://t.co/71oF3H6C30pic.twitter.com/zp8Shhr6QY
— CNN (@CNN) April 20, 2016
