UPDATED: Donald Trump Wins Arizona: Republican Primary Results

UPDATE 12:26 A.M. MDT:

Real estate developer Donald Trump won the Republican primary race Tuesday in Arizona, taking all of the state's 58 delegates and again frustrating the "Stop Trump" movement among GOP elders furiously working to prevent him from clinching the nomination before July's Republican convention.

Trump's show of strength was mighty. He finished with more votes than his remaining opponents, Sen. Ted Cruz and Ohio Gov. John Kasich, combined. In the winner-take-all primary, he claimed all of the state's 58 delegates.

The stakes, in some ways, are bigger in Utah, where long lines kept polls open long after their scheduled close.

With Cruz heavily favored, the only real question was whether he would win with more than 50 percent of the vote. If so, he would take all of the state's 40 delegates and complicate Trump's march toward the 1,237 necessary for the nomination; should Cruz fall short of 50 percent, the delegates would be awarded proportionately.

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Percent of Vote Counted: 81

Ted Cruz: 24 percent

John Kasich: 10 percent

Donald Trump: 47 percent

With the Arizona victory called, though, Trump ignored Utah and his party rivals and immediately pivoted his attention to Hillary Clinton, tweeting an attack as she celebrated her own Arizona victory.

"Incompetent Hillary, despite the horrible attack in Brussels today, wants borders to be weak and open-and let the Muslims flow in," tweeted Trump. "No way!"

Clinton, too, ignored her Democratic opponent, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.

"Now what we saw what happened today in Brussels," she told supporters in Seattle. "The horrible terrorist attack reminds us of how high the stakes are. We live in a complex and dangerous world, and we need a commander and chief who can provide leadership that is strong, smart and, above all, steady in taking on these threats. The last thing we need, my friends, are leaders who incite more fear. In the face of terror, American doesn’t panic. We don’t build walls or turn our backs on our allies.”

Clinton went on to criticize calls for torturing the nation's enemies, a direct attack on Trump's rhetoric.

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Follow along with Patch's state by state primary coverage:

• Full results, Arizona, Idaho, Utah
• Idaho Democratic Caucus Results
• Utah Republican Caucus Results
• Utah Democratic Caucus Results

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UPDATE 8:04 P.M. MDT: Polls are officially closed in Arizona, the big prize of the day’s three primaries.

Eighty-six delegates are up for grabs in Arizona, and there are some signs that voter turnout was strong. According toCNN, some Arizona polling sites reported average wait times over two hours long.

Long lines wrapped around buildings and into surrounding neighborhoods. While a significant reduction in the number of polling places this primary season may be to blame, some voters complained about the delays caused by using iPads to sign voters in. The Arizona Republic reports that one elderly woman fainted while waiting in a long line at a Phoenix polling place.

A volunteer with the Bernie Sanders campaign took to Twitter to complain about polling conditions, tweeting, “#Arizona w major voting issues, from voters not getting a mail-in ballot, long lines & few polling places.”

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders was looking for an upset win Tuesday in Arizona, a state that could either rejuvenate his fledgling campaign or deal it a crippling blow.

But former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had a huge lead in state polls, and she won the state in 2008 against Barack Obama.

Polling places are open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. local time Tuesday. Arizona voters can find their polling places and hours here.

Sanders has spent more than $1.5 million on TV ads in the state, according to AZ Central. He has also been endorsed by U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva, which could help him with the state's Hispanic voters.

But it will be tough for him to overcome Clinton's massive lead in state polling.

The latest, conducted by Bruce Merrill and Westgroup Research, showed Clinton with a 26-point lead over Sanders. The poll surveyed likely primary voters from March 7 through March 11 and had a 5.4-percent margin of error.

Of the state's 86 delegates, 76 will be distributed proportionally.

Heading in to Tuesday, Clinton held a pledged delegate lead of 1,147 to 830. Her 467 superdelegates, compared to Sanders' 26, give her a massive advantage in the Democratic race.