The real estate mogul trounces his rivals in his home state, setting off a final sprint to lock down 1,237 delegates.

Republican front-runner Donald Trump easily won New York state's presidential nominating contest on Tuesday, moving closer to capturing enough delegates to win the nomination and avoid a contested convention in July.

The real estate mogul's final sprint for to lock down 1,237 delegates starts in New York.

Donald Trump, the candidate of bombast, braggadocio, and personal attacks, was suddenly subdued.