Ted Cruz tops Trump in Kansas Republican caucuses
The US presidential race is underway with primaries and caucuses across five states.
In Kansas, Senator Ted Cruz won the Republican caucuses on Saturday. It was Cruz's fifth victory of the Republican primary season, beating GOP front-runner Donald Trump and Florida Senator Marco Rubio.
With 100 percent of the vote counted, Cruz had 48.2 percent of the vote, compared to 23.3 percent for Trump. Rubio had 16.7 percent of the vote. Ohio Governor John Kasich ended the night with 10.7 percent.
"God bless Kansas!" said Cruz in a campaign rally in Idaho, upon learning that he was projected the winner. "And the scream you hear, the howl you hear from Washington, DC, is utter terror for what we the people are doing together. What we’re seeing is conservatives coming together.''
"I am here today with a word of hope and encouragement. I believe this election will center on three issues: jobs, freedom and security," he added.
Cruz is vying to solidify his candidacy as the alternative to Trump.
The billionaire real estate mogul is ahead in the all-important delegate count for the Republicans, having won 10 of the 15 states that have voted to date in the process that determines the nominees for both parties.
Going into Saturday's voting, Trump led with 329 delegates. Cruz had 231, Rubio 110 and Kasich 25. In all, 155 GOP delegates were at stake in Saturday's races.
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