April 26, 2016 06:08 PM UTC

East Coast Primary Open Thread

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• by: Colorado Pols

UPDATE 6:50pm: Hillary Clinton captures the biggest prize of the night, winning Pennsylvania and a sizable share of its 189 delegates.

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UPDATE 6:38pm: CNN projects that Hillary Clinton will win the Delaware Primary. Earlier she was declared the winner in Maryland.

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UPDATE 6:34pm: Five-for-Five for Donald Trump, who easily wins in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Delaware. Trump’s Tuesday sweep decreases the likelihood of a contested convention.

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UPDATE 6:22pm: Rhode Island has not yet been called for Trump, but he maintains a substantial lead over Ted Cruz and John Kasich.

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It’s 6:10pm Mountain time, and most polls on the East Coast have closed.

On the Republican side, Donald Trump has already been declared the winner in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Connecticut.

For Democrats, Hillary Clinton is projected to win the Maryland Primary.

We’ll update the results as the come in, but please feel free to beat us to it in the comments thread below…