Trump risks falling short of delegate count for nomination

About 15 percent of all Republican delegates are at stake today. Winner-take-all or modified winner-take-all systems in some states could help Donald J. Trump further his lead in the race. But these states could also provide a chance for Marco Rubio or

If the current trends in the GOP primary race were to continue, Donald Trump would win a majority of delegates — but not until the very last day of primary voting in June. That's the projection from a new model built for Vox by Joshua Putnam — an

Tribune news servicesContact Reporter. Taking time to campaign off the beaten path helped Ted Cruz dominate Republican county conventions in Wyoming, where he won nine of 12 national delegates at stake Saturday. The Texas senator unanimously won 

Trump also won the delegate majority in his eighth state, when the Northern Marianas are counted. That's an important victory because convention rules currently stipulate that only candidates who pass that threshold are eligible for the nomination.

Trump, the Republican frontrunner, remains far ahead of Rubio and the other Republican contenders. in the delegate count As of Saturday night, Trump has 470 delegates, Cruz follows with 370 and Rubio lags behind with 163. Kasich, who has 63 delegates,