Ted Cruz projected to win in Wisconsin

Ted Cruz meets with Wisconsin voters. — (Image credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Ted Cruz has won the Wisconsin Republican primary, several media outlets are projecting.

With 99 percent of precincts reporting, Cruz has 48 percent of the vote, ahead of Donald Trump with 35 percent and John Kasich with 14 percent. Going into the primary, Cruz led in the polls. In Wisconsin, the state's Republican winner will receive 15 delegates, with 24 delegates split across the eight congressional districts and given to the winner of each district.

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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.