--- title: Donald Trump New York Primary Leading the Poll description: Trump is is getting support from 54% of the likely Republican voters and John Kasich is in second place. canonical: https://time.com/4296572/donald-trump-new-york-primary/ author: NBC News article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-04-15T21:24:55.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:46:14.561Z article:section: Politics og:title: Donald Trump Still Way Ahead in New York Primary Race og:description: John Kasich is projected to come in second place og:url: https://time.com/4296572/donald-trump-new-york-primary/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf77df974e9d1d642/69888f5b524fc021c3df798e/donald-trump-new-york-primary-dominates.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3969 og:image:height: 2233 og:image:alt: Republican Presidential Candidates Attend NY GOP Gala In New York City og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Donald Trump Still Way Ahead in New York Primary Race twitter:description: John Kasich is projected to come in second place twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf77df974e9d1d642/69888f5b524fc021c3df798e/donald-trump-new-york-primary-dominates.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Donald Trump Still Way Ahead in New York Primary Race > Sponsored content. 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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump attends the 2016 annual New York State Republican Gala on April 14, 2016 in New York City. Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images by [Carrie Dann / NBC News](https://time.com/author/nbc-news/) ## Carrie Dann / NBC News Apr 15, 2016 9:24 PM UTC Donald Trump continues to dominate the Republican presidential primary contest in New York, while Ohio Gov. John Kasich is solidifying his position as the second-place candidate in the state’s race, according to a new[ NBC 4 New York/ Wall Street Journal/ Marist poll.](http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/MSNBC/Sections/A%5FPolitics/NBC%204%20NY%5FWSJ%5FMarist%20Poll%20New%20York%20Annotated%20Questionnaire%5FApril%202016.pdf) The poll shows Trump getting the support of 54 percent of the state’s likely Republican primary voters, unchanged from an NBC News/ Wall Street Journal / Marist poll published Monday, which was conducted by the same pollster. Kasich now garners 25 percent support, with Texas Sen. Ted Cruz in third place at 16 percent. Kasich’s nine-point margin over Cruz has increased from… [_Read the rest of the story from our partners at NBC News_](http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/poll-trump-dominates-gop-field-new-york-kasich-second-n556736?cid=par-time-article%5F20141002) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4296572/donald-trump-new-york-primary/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4296572/donald-trump-new-york-primary/"},"headline":"Donald Trump Still Way Ahead in New York Primary Race","datePublished":"2016-04-15T21:24:55.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-19T07:46:14.561Z","description":"New poll shows real estate magnate holding 29-point lead over second-place John Kasich","url":"https://time.com/4296572/donald-trump-new-york-primary/","keywords":["2016 Election","2016 Election","Donald Trump"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf77df974e9d1d642/69888f5b524fc021c3df798e/donald-trump-new-york-primary-dominates.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Carrie Dann / NBC News"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf77df974e9d1d642/69888f5b524fc021c3df798e/donald-trump-new-york-primary-dominates.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Republican Presidential Candidates Attend NY GOP Gala In New York City","caption":"Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump attends the 2016 annual New York State Republican Gala on April 14, 2016 in New York City.","creditText":"Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/2016-election/","name":"2016 Election"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4296572/donald-trump-new-york-primary/","name":"Donald Trump Still Way Ahead in New York Primary Race"}}]}] ```