Cruz, Sanders look for wins Tuesday

Republican Ted Cruz and Democrat Bernie Sanders could have rare good days in primary and caucus voting Tuesday.

But the presidential frontrunners — Democratic former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Republican businessman Donald Trump — still could add to their delegate leads.

Democratic race: 3 states

U.S. Sen. Sanders of Vermont leads Clinton narrowly in Idaho and Utah, where Democrats will caucus with a total of 56 delegates at stake.

However, the Utah race could be interesting. Recent polls had Clinton leading by from seven-to-10 percentage points.

The day’s biggest prize for the Democrats is Arizona, where Clinton has a 30-point lead, according to an average of polls by Real Clear Politics.

Regardless of the Idaho and Utah results, Clinton is likely to have increased her delegate lead — now 1,614 to 856 — by day’s ends since Democrats divide delegates proportionately.

GOP race: Mormon fears?

Trump has a 13-point lead over Cruz in Arizona with its 55 GOP delegates, with Ohio Gov. John Kasich trailing in third.

However, the U.S. senator from Texas has a 24-point lead in Utah over Kasich. Trump trails at a distant third. The consensus is that the billionaire businessman’s bombastic broadsides turn off Mormon voters, who make up much of the state’s population.

Next up: Democrats caucus Saturday in Alaska, Hawaii and Washington. Democratic and GOP voters go to the polls next Tuesday in Wisconsin.

Staff Reports

This story was originally published March 21, 2016 at 9:02 PM with the headline "Cruz, Sanders look for wins Tuesday."