Donald Trump wins GOP primary in Washington state

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Notes: Democrats on the ballot as well, but the outcome plays no role in the delegate selection.You will see some GOP candidates in results, even though their campaigns have been suspended. Click here for more explanation from the Secretary of State.

More than a million voters have sent in their ballots for Washington state's presidential primary, even though the results will be used only to allocate delegates to the Republican National Convention.

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Quick facts:

Washington has both a presidential primary and a caucus system.

Democrats decided its delegates in March when they had their caucus. Bernie Sanders won 73 percent of the caucus vote.

Washington GOP will have their primary with only one candidate officially running. Here’s why.

Mail-in ballots must be postmarked by 8 p.m. Tuesday night or turned in by the same time to be counted.

Washington will send 44 delegates to the Republican National Convention.

Here’s the latest on the primaries in Washington state.

8:40 p.m.

All but three of 39 counties have completed their reports for the night, with 1.15m ballots counted.

All but 3 of 39 counties have completed their reports for the night, with 1.15m ballots counted. https://t.co/QLw4N5LbmJ
— WA Secretary of State (@secstatewa) May 25, 2016

8:20 p.m.

Donald Trump was declared by the Associated Press the winner in Washington state's GOP primary.

BREAKING: Trump wins GOP primary in Washington state. @AP race call at 11:10 p.m. EDT. #Election2016 #APracecall pic.twitter.com/tBKybmQlB1
— AP Politics (@AP_Politics) May 25, 2016

8:00 p.m.

Early numbers have started coming in after Washington state's presidential primaries.

Donald Trump had a significant early lead. Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders were in a close race at the beginning of the night.

5:45 p.m.

The secretary of state's office says 31 percent of voters have returned ballots to courthouses for Washington's presidential primary.

Spokesman Dave Ammons says about 1.3 million ballots were on hand as of Tuesday. He says ballots from drop boxes and the mail will be added Wednesday.

>> Washington state's presidential primary: How it works

There are more than 4 million registered voters in Washington state.

Washington has both a presidential primary and a caucus system. But Democrats will ignore the results of Tuesday's primary, having chosen to continue to use the party caucus system to allocate their national convention delegates. U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders handily won the Democratic caucuses in March.

11:58 p.m.

Even though Donald Trump is the presumptive Republican presidential nominee some voters in Washington state say they are not ready to support him.

Daniel Emborg says he voted for Texas Sen. Ted Cruz in Washington's presidential primary on Tuesday. Emborg, who was depositing his ballot at a drop box in Everett, Washington, says if Trump is the GOP nominee he'll be voting for a third-party candidate.

However Tom Lasswell says he voted for Donald Trump because "you need to instigate change... I like Ted Cruz but I believe Donald Trump can pull this together and I"m willing to give him a chance."

Republicans in Washington will allocate all 44 delegates to their national convention based on the primary results.

8:55 a.m.

The secretary of state's office says 28 percent of voters returned ballots for Washington's presidential primary ahead of Tuesday's deadline.

As of Monday evening, election officials say they'd received more than 1.1 million ballots. There are more than 4 million registered voters in Washington state.

Republicans in Washington will allocate all 44 delegates to their national convention based on the primary results.

2:50 a.m.

Washington state voters will weigh in with their choice for Republican and Democratic presidential nominees, but the results only count on the GOP side.

Washington has both a presidential primary and a caucus system, but Democrats will ignore the results of Tuesday's primary, having chosen to continue to use the party caucus system to allocate their national convention delegates. U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders handily won the Democratic caucuses in March.

Republicans in Washington will allocate all 44 delegates to their national convention based on the primary results.

Even though Donald Trump is the only candidate remaining in the GOP contest, John Kasich and Ted Cruz are still on the ballot because they suspended their campaigns after the ballots were printed. Ben Carson is still on the ballot because he never submitted a withdrawal of candidacy. Hillary Clinton and Sanders are listed for the Democratic race.

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