2016 Republicans
Marco Rubio Coasts to Victory in Puerto Rico's Republican Primary
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Marco Rubio is projected to post an easy victory in Puerto Rico's Republican presidential primary, the second nominating contest win for the Florida senator struggling to keep pace with billionaire real estate mogul Donald Trump and Texas Senator Ted Cruz.
With about 72 percent of the vote counted, Rubio, who was born in Miami to Cuban immigrant parents, had support from 74 percent of voters. That put him ahead of Trump with 14 percent and Cruz with 9 percent, according to tallies reported by CNN.