Donald Trump, the frontrunner in the Republican race for the White House, won Mississippi and Michigan on Tuesday night, propelling him closer to victory as the presidential contenders look ahead to the big March 15 contests in Florida and Ohio.
In the Democratic race, Hillary Clinton won convincingly in Mississippi on the back of strong support from African-Americans. But she suffered a surprise loss to Bernie Sanders in Michigan where polls had put her 20 points ahead. With over 90 per cent of votes counted, he was leading 50 per cent to 48.
The New York tycoon won a strong victory in Mississippi, with 47 per cent of the vote after 97 per cent of the ballots had been counted. Ted Cruz, the Texas senator, had 36 per cent, while Marco Rubio — who was heading for a disastrous night — and John Kasich were far behind.