Trump wins Mississippi GOP primary

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Donald Trump has won the Republican presidential primary in Mississippi.

Early results of exit polling show Trump was gaining a huge margin among Republicans who wanted a candidate who "tells it like it is," while Ted Cruz was running strong among very conservative Republican voters and those who wanted a candidate who shares their values.

Exit polls for the Mississippi primaries were conducted by Edison Research for The Associated Press and television networks.

More than half of voters in the Mississippi Republican primary regard Trump as the candidate best able to handle the economy.

Eight in 10 voters in Mississippi say they are very worried about the direction of the national economy and half backed Trump.