COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Latest on the 2016 presidential election and two crucial contests Saturday: South Carolina's Republican primary and Nevada's Democratic caucuses (all times are Eastern Standard Time):
12:28 p.m.
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio has finished second in South Carolina's Republican primary, according to complete but unofficial results.
Rubio edged out Texas Sen. Ted Cruz by less than two-tenths of 1 percentage point.
The results are unofficial, pending the state's formal confirmation of the outcome. That will take place by next Saturday.
Donald Trump won the South Carolina primary, topping the two freshman senators by roughly 10 percentage points.
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12:05 a.m.Hillary Clinton's campaign slogan is "I'm with her." But now she wants voters to know that she's with them.
Clinton kicked off her post-Nevada campaign with a retooled message, shifting focus from her White House qualifications to what Americans can accomplish together, from ending discrimination to reforming immigration laws.
She greeted 2,000 supporters at a rowdy rally late Saturday night in Houston and told them that together they'd "build ladders of opportunity so that every American can go as far as your heart will take you."Aides to Clinton say she's shifting her tack toward rival Bernie Sanders with the argument that the county must tackle problems beyond income inequality and cracking down on Wall Street. That approach is an effort to turn Sanders' greatest strength — his economic message — into a weakness.
Clinton says she respects Sanders' "passion and commitment" but argues that he can't deliver on his promises of single-payer health care and tuition-free public college.
Clinton says, "You shouldn't say that unless you can really deliver it."10:30 p.m.
Despite Ted Cruz's shortcoming in South Carolina's primary Saturday, his supporters are optimistic that he'll make a comeback in his home state of Texas and southern states with large evangelical populations.
Dean Johnson, a 55-year-old salesman from Sumter, South Carolina, says Cruz will "leave here with momentum."
Joe Bateman, who traveled from Illinois to help the campaign in South Carolina, says there's a "long road ahead" but he feels confident that Cruz will "blow away people's expectations."Stacy Baker of Columbia, South Carolina says she really thinks Cruz can pull off a win if he keeps "doing what he's doing."
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10:10 p.m.
Donald Trump won at least 44 of the 50 delegates at stake in the South Carolina primary while Hillary Clinton won a majority of the delegates in Nevada caucuses.Trump and Marco Rubio were in a tight race in two congressional districts for the remaining six delegates.
Trump leads the overall race for delegates with 61. Ted Cruz has 11 delegates and Rubio has 10.
It takes 1,237 delegates to win the Republican nomination for president.
In Nevada, Clinton won at least 19 delegates and Bernie Sanders won at least 15.
Clinton is far ahead in the overall delegate count because of early endorsements from superdelegates, the party leaders who can support the candidate of their choice.
Including superdelegates, Clinton has 503 delegates and Sanders has 70.
It takes 2,383 delegates to win the nomination.
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10:00 p.m.
Nevada Sen. Harry Reid says he will make an endorsement in the Democratic presidential race when he returns to Washington.
Reid caucused in Nevada on Saturday and says he voted "uncommitted."
He says he's taken pains to remain neutral in the competition between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders so he would not be accused of rigging the contest.
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9:50 p.m.Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is highlighting his Iowa win over Donald Trump on Feb. 1 as he urges conservatives to unite behind him against the Republican front-runner.
Speaking to supporters in South Carolina following the state's Republican primary, Cruz said that there is "only one strong conservative is in a position to win this race," adding that it's why Donald Trump "relentlessly attacks us and ignores the other candidates."9:40 p.m.
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz says his campaign is the only one that "has beaten and can beat" billionaire Donald Trump, who won the South Carolina primary. AP
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