Senators Ted Cruz and Bernie Sanders both won their respective party primaries in the 2016 presidential race on Tuesday night.
"Tonight is a turning point. It is a rallying cry," Cruz told supporters at his victory party in Milwaukee. "It is a call from the hardworking men and women of Wisconsin to the people of America. We have a choice. A real choice."
Cruz was endorsed by Scott Walker, the popular governor of Wisconsin, and Walker's support helped Cruz in the southeastern part of the state. Cruz was also helped by the support of Wisconsin's talk radio show hosts.
Donald Trump did not hold any public events on Tuesday night but his campaign released a statement which read, in part:
Donald J. Trump withstood the onslaught of the establishment yet again. Lyin' Ted Cruz had the Governor of Wisconsin, many conservative talk radio show hosts, and the entire party apparatus behind him. Ted Cruz is worse than a puppet — he is a Trojan horse, being used by the party bosses attempting to steal the nomination from Mr. Trump. We have total confidence that Mr. Trump will go on to win in New York, where he holds a substantial lead in all the polls, and beyond.
On the Democrat side, Sanders accumulated another win over opponent Hillary Clinton, adding to recent victories that include Utah, Idaho, Hawaii, Alaska and Washington.
"With our victory tonight in Wisconsin, we have now won seven out of eight of the last caucuses and primaries ... and we have won almost all of them with overwhelming, landslide numbers," Sanders told supporters in Wyoming, where he looking for another victory on Saturday.
Sanders did well among younger voters and independents, while Hillary did well among voters over 45 and minorities, according to exit polls.
Clinton did not hold a public event last night following the primary, instead attending a fundraiser in New York where she raised $600,000.
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