New York Primary Results: Donald Trump Projected to Win GOP Primary
Trump told reporters earlier today it "would mean a lot" to win.
— -- ABC News projects that Donald Trump will win the New York Republican primary, based on exit poll analysis, scoring a win in his home state.
Walking out to Frank Sinatra’s “New York, New York,” Trump took the podium at Trump Tower in Manhattan to give his victory speech.
“I have to say to the people that know me the best, the people of New York, when they give us this kind of a vote and it's just incredible,” Trump said, adding, “We're going to end up at a very high level and get a lot more delegates than anybody projected, even in their wildest imaginations.”
He added: “So we don't have much of a race anymore based on what I'm seeing on television. Senator [Ted] Cruz is just about mathematically eliminated.”
ABC News has estimated that Trump will take home 66 delegates, enough to block Cruz from reaching the 1,237 delegates needed to secure the nomination.
If Trump cracks 50 percent of the vote tonight, he will be the only Republican candidate to amass a majority of the vote in a state this primary season.
Ninety-five delegates were up for grabs in the Empire State.
"It's really nice to win the delegates with the votes," Trump said in his victory speech.
The GOP front-runner's delegate haul has yet to be determined.
New York Republican primary voters were drawn to Trump's political outsider status and his straight-talk persona.
According to preliminary exit polls results, 61 percent of GOP primary voters from the Empire State prefer an outsider over someone with political experience for top office.
Six in 10 voters said they were looking for a candidate who “can bring needed change” or “tells it like it is."
Over half of the GOP voters who cast their votes today believe Trump has the best chance to beat Hillary Clinton in November if she’s the Democratic nominee.
ABC News' Analysis Desk, Ryan Struyk and Alana Abramson contributed to this report.