US election 2016: Trump wins in Mississippi and Michigan

Donald Trump has won two more states, Michigan and Mississippi, in his bid to be the Republican White House pick. In the Democratic race, Bernie Sanders had a surprise victory in Michigan, but Hillary Clinton increased her overall lead with a big Mississippi win.

Sanders won unexpectedly in Michigan while Trump took Michigan and Mississippi

Ted Cruz won a Republican-only race in Idaho, and Hawaii results come later. The four states are the latest to choose their candidates from each party who will compete in November's presidential election.

It was a terrible night for Republican Florida Senator Marco Rubio, who came in a distant fourth in both Michigan and Mississippi, a week before his must-win contest in his home state.

Election results - as they come in
Has Trump killed off Rubio? 


Mr Trump, a businessman with no experience of elected office, leads the polls in Florida, from where he delivered his victory speech on Tuesday night. "One of the things I am most happy about is the turnout has been just massive… I think it's the single biggest story in politics today," he said at a press conference in Jupiter.