UPDATE: 11:30 p.m. -- Business mogul Donald Trump’s win in the Louisiana Republican primary over rival Sen. Ted Cruz (Texas) was restored late Saturday night.
The networks called an early win for Trump on Saturday, but as the votes came in, there seemed to be a sudden turnaround.
The Associated Press’ initial declaration of a Trump victory was largely based on absentee ballots that had come in earlier in the day, The Washington Post's Philip Bump reported. With those votes counted, Trump had 48 percent, Cruz had 23 percent and Rubio had around 20 percent.
But as the precinct votes continued to come in, the momentum shifted in favor of Cruz. Trump’s 25-point lead narrowed to 4 points within an hour.
The results could indicate that voters changed their minds leading up to Saturday’s election, Bump noted. It’s also possible that Cruz was able to drive more voters to the polls in the final day.
Previously: Business mogul Donald Trump took an early lead in the Louisiana Republican primary Saturday, and the networks called it early for him. But we're witnessing a stunning turnaround as Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) closes in on Trump's margin. Follow along live at the Louisiana Secretary of State's website here.
Louisiana's delegate rules dictate each of the six districts will award three delegates proportionally, with no minimum threshold for candidates to be awarded delegates. The remaining 28 statewide delegates are also awarded proportionally, but candidates have to surpass a 20 percent threshold to be eligible for those delegates.
Editor's note: Donald Trump is a serial liar, rampant xenophobe, racist, misogynist, birther and bully who has repeatedly pledged to ban all Muslims -- 1.6 billion members of an entire religion -- from entering the U.S.
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