From the Associated Press:
SAN JUAN -- Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida easily won Puerto Rico's Republican presidential primary election Sunday, with supporters saying he would help lift the island out of its long economic slump.
Returns showed Rubio with 23,496 votes, followed by Donald Trump at 4,269 and Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas at 2,793, with nearly 90 percent of voting centers reporting.
"The numbers are overwhelming," said local Rep. Jenniffer Gonzalez, chairwoman of Puerto Rico's Republican Party. "This primary in Puerto Rico ... will demonstrate that the Hispanic vote is important."
Residents of the U.S. island, which is struggling through a decade-long economic stagnation, cannot vote in the general election in November but can take part in the party primaries. Any registered voter could participate in the Republican vote, but only if they signed a document of affiliation with the party moments before casting a ballot.
Holding 71 percent of the votes cast Sunday, Rubio was likely to win all 20 delegates determined by the primary. If no one finished with more than 50 percent, the 20 delegates would be divided proportionately among candidates who received at least a 20 percent share. The territory's three super-delegates have committed to Rubio.
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