Puerto Rico Votes In Republican Presidential Primary

Puerto Rico Primary

SAN JUAN (Reuters) - Puerto Rico held its Republican presidential primary on Sunday, with 20 of the U.S. territory's 23 delegates up for grabs in a race in which an upcoming vote on statehood has taken central stage.

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