With so many candidates in the race, especially on the Republican side, it can be hard to keep track of who’s winning, losing and dropping out. Here’s what you need from Tuesday’s primary, in one long sentence: While Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump won big, John Kasich reveled in his second-place win, Chris Christie stated that he’s taking some time to consider his options, Carly Fiorina is sticking to her guns, Marco Rubio lamented his loss, Jeb Bush enjoyed ranking third in the Republican race and Hillary Clinton gave a speech in which she conceded she has her work cut out for her.

Here’s a graphic from the New York Times that sums up the results for both parties.

You can watch the victors’ speeches below, as well as some of the other candidates’.

—Posted by Natasha Hakimi Zapata

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