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                        New York Primary: By the Numbers

   by VOA News

   New Yorkers are voting in Republican and Democratic presidential
   primaries Tuesday.

   Polls close:  9 p.m. (0100 UTC).

   Delegates up for grabs

   Democrats: 247

   Republicans: 95

   Candidates' estimated delegate counts so far

   Donald Trump: 743
   Ted Cruz: 545
   John Kasich: 143

   Hillary Clinton: 1,761
   Bernie Sanders: 1,073

   Needed to win nomination
   Democrats: 2,383
   Republicans: 1,237

   Voting rules: New York is a "closed" primary, which means only
   registered Democrats can vote in Tuesday's Democratic primary. And only
   registered Republicans can vote in the GOP contest.

   Unregistered voters: There are 3.2 million voters in New York who have
   registered with no party or a minor one. They will not be able to vote
   in Tuesday's Democratic or Republican contests.

   Recent political polls

   New York Democratic Presidential Primary by NBC/Wall Street
   Journal/Marist on April 14 shows Hillary Clinton with a 17-point lead
   over Sanders, 57-40.

   New York Republican Presidential Primary by NBC/Wall Street
   Journal/Marist on April 16 shows Donald Trump with a 29-point lead over
   nearest rival John Kasich and a 38-point lead over Ted Cruz. Results
   showed Trump favored by 54 percent, over Kasich, with 25 percent, and
   Cruz with 16 percent.

   Upcoming primaries: Primaries are being held April 26 in Connecticut,
   Delaware, Maryland, Rhode Island and Pennsylvania.

   Democratic National Convention: July 25-28 in Philadelphia at the Wells
   Fargo Center

   Republican National Convention: July 18-21 in Cleveland, Ohio, at the
   Quicken Loans Arena

   General election: Nov. 8

   Some material for this report came from AP.
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