The GOP victory in Kansas went to Ted Cruz, who secured 48.2 percent support with all ballots counted. Cruz gave a victory speech from his campaign headquarters in Idaho. Donald Trump followed with 23.8 percent; Marco Rubio trailedwith 16.7 percent and John Kasich follows at 10.7 percent. For the Democrats, the Bernie Sanders campaign was confident the state would fall in his favor, and that's exactly what happened. At 7:30 p.m. Saturday, the state Democratic Party told CNN Sanders was the victor. Kansas voters gathered to caucus Saturday for the Republican and Democratic candidates for president, and long lines marked the occasion as interest in the nomination campaigns nears that of the historic 2008 election. This year, the GOP printed 60,000 ballots (compared to 30,000 in 2012) and had to go to a print shop to make more, CNN reports.

In recent days, Hillary Clinton, Sanders and Rubio each paid a visit to Kansas. The lines at Democratic caucus sites were so long that the venues could not accommodate all the people coming to support a candidate. Voters were forced to "sign in" for their preferred candidate and leave to make room for more people. On Saturday morning, Trump appeared at a Wichita rally, where he was booed by Cruz supporters, and Cruz appeared at his own rally in the same location just an hour later. Kansas GOP and Dem caucus results will be posted in frequent updates. More Results: Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Nebraska More Politics: Obama Was Gay Prostitute, Dems Killed JFK, says Leading Texas Board of Education Candidate "God bless Kansas!" Cruz said from a rally in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. "What we're seeing is the public coming together, libertarians coming together, men and women who love the Constitution coming together and uniting and standing as one behind this campaign." Cruz spoke to reporters after his victory speech. "I think what we saw in Kansas was a real manifestation of a shift," Cruz said, noting that Kansas, Maine and CPAC are very different groups of voters. "Now is the time for us to come together." Cruz said the results of Saturday show people fear a Trump nomination, which would be a disaster. "We have beaten Donald not once, not twice but seven times now," Cruz said, noting that he is adding to his delegate numbers. Cruz said he will compete "vigorously" in Florida to try to knock Rubio out. To this point, Rubio has only won the state of Minnesota.