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Real-time primary updates: Wisconsin

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By Debbie Lord
April 6, 2016

Democrats and Republicans are going to the polls Tuesday in Wisconsin as the state holds its presidential primary.

Scroll down for live election night updates

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is holding a lead over fellow Republican candidates Donald Trump and Ohio Gov. John Kasich, according to the latest Real Clear Politics average of polls. On the Democratic side, Bernie Sanders is up by an average of 3.1 percent over former Sec. of  State Hillary Clinton.

What’s at stake Tuesday?

For the Republicans

Wisconsin has 42 Republican delegates up for grabs

>>What is a contested convention and will the Republicans have one?

For the Democrats

There are 96 Democratic delegates to be had Tuesday

>>What is a superdelegate, and what do they do?

When will we know the results?

Polls in Wisconsin closed at 8 p.m. CT, 9 p.m. ET.

How many delegates are needed to win the nomination?

For Democrats, 2,383; for Republicans, 1,237.

Click here to see the latest delegate count.

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