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Exit Poll Analysis From Tuesday's Primaries

Exit polls from the five states voting Tuesday -- Pennsylvania, Maryland, Connecticut, Delaware and Rhode Island .
Image: Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton takes the stage at her five state primary night rally in Philadelphia
Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton takes the stage at her five state primary night rally in Philadelphia, Pa. on April 26, 2016.Charles Mostoller / Reuters
By NBC News Exit Poll Desk

Voters in five states -- Pennsylvania, Maryland, Connecticut, Delaware and Rhode Island -- headed to the polls Tuesday to cast their votes in the Republican and Democratic presidential primary contests (for full news, analysis and results, click here).

The NBC News Exit Poll Desk has analyzed results from the NBC News Exit Poll in Connecticut, Maryland and Pennsylvania. Exit polls are surveys based on interviews of voters leaving their polling places. The NBC News Exit Poll is conducted by Edison Research.

Here's a recap of our live blog below for all the exit poll analysis:

NBC News Exit Poll Desk

The NBC News Exit Poll Desk includes Stephanie Psyllos, Associate Manager of Exit Polling, NBC News; Allison Kopicki, Director of Research for University of Pennsylvania’s Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies; Patrick Murray, Director of the Monmouth University Polling Institute; Maureen Michaels, president of Michaels Opinion Research Inc.; Hannah Hartig, Assistant Director, University of Pennsylvania’s Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies; and Jennifer Su, Senior Project Director, Princeton Survey Research Associates International. The Exit Poll Desk works closely with editor David Taintor to curate the stories we produce.