Donald Trump leads Texas Sen. Ted Cruz 41 percent to 29 percent. | AP Photo Maryland poll: Trump, Clinton lead by double digits

Two weeks ahead of the Maryland primary, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump lead by double digits among likely primary voters in the state, according to the results of an NBC 4/Marist poll released Tuesday night.

Clinton leads Bernie Sanders by 22 points in the state, 58 percent to 36 percent, larger than the 15-point margin she enjoyed in a Washington Post/University of Maryland poll conducted in late March and early April. Six percent said they are undecided between the two candidates, who have largely focused on the New York primary next Tuesday before turning their attention to the contest on April 26, when Connecticut, Delaware, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island will also hold primaries for both parties. Bill Clinton will campaign on behalf of his wife at a retirement home in suburban Silver Spring on Wednesday.


Roughly seven in 10 likely Democratic voters, or 69 percent, said they strongly support their candidate, while another 23 percent said they only somewhat support their candidate, while only 7 percent said they might vote differently.

On the Republican side, Trump leads Texas Sen. Ted Cruz 41 percent to 29 percent, with Ohio Gov. John Kasich grabbing 24 percent and 6 percent undecided. Kasich is scheduled Wednesday to make a retail stop at an ice cream store in Catonsville before holding a town hall down the road in Savage.

About six in 10 likely Republican voters, or 58 percent, said they strongly support their candidate, while 33 percent indicated that they only somewhat support their current candidate, but just 7 percent said they might vote differently in two weeks.

Marist College conducted the telephone poll from April 5-9, surveying 368 likely Republican primary voters with a margin of error of plus or minus 5.1 percentage points, and 775 likely Democratic primary voters with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.