On the
Democratic side, Mrs Clinton is claiming a clean sweep in Florida, Ohio,
Illinois, North Carolina and Missouri.
Mr Trump
was neck and neck with his only other rival, Texas Senator Ted Cruz, in a
Missouri cliffhanger.
Donald
Trump and Hillary Clinton have tightened their grip on the White House race
after critical victories in five state primaries.
Florida
Senator Marco Rubio dropped out of the Republican contest after a landslide
defeat in his home state to front runner Mr Trump.
The
69-year-old billionaire also won Illinois and North Carolina, but lost the
Midwestern presidential bellwether of Ohio to John Kasich.
A
crestfallen Mr Rubio, once the party favourite, told supporters in Miami:
"We will not be on the winning side."
Vermont
Senator Bernie Sanders battled the former secretary of state to a photo finish
in Missouri and her native state of Illinois.
But his
hopes of thwarting 68-year-old Mrs Clinton's march to the Democratic nomination
look to have been dealt a serious blow.
"Our
commander in chief needs to defend our country, not embarrass it," she
said in her victory speech, an apparent swipe at Mr Trump.
About
two-thirds of Republican voters in all five states that held primaries on
Tuesday said they back Mr Trump's plan to stop Muslims entering the US,
according to AP news agency exit polls.
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