US Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz has won all 14 delegates in contention at a state party convention in Wyoming.
The delegates were
chosen by party members rather than ordinary voters.
Donald Trump - who did
not actively campaign in the state - remains the Republican front-runner
overall.
However, the
billionaire could fall short of the number of delegates needed to secure the
Republican nomination for the November presidential election.
That would mean a
contested convention where voting for candidates starts again from scratch.
Mr Trump is
concentrating on New York, which holds a key primary on Tuesday.
A number of senior
Republican leaders have backed Mr Cruz, a Conservative Texas senator, fearing
that Mr Trump's controversial comments make him a weak candidate in the
November election.
The result from the
Wyoming contest brings Mr Cruz's tally from 545 to 559 delegates. Mr Trump has
743.
In his victory speech
on Saturday, Mr Cruz said: "If you don't want to see Donald Trump as the
nominee, if you don't want to hand the general (election) to Hillary Clinton,
which is what a Trump nomination does, then I ask you to please support the men
and women on this slate."
In the Democratic
race, Mrs Clinton is still ahead of her only remaining rival, Vermont Senator
Bernie Sanders.
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