It was not a good night for Marco Rubio ...
Rubio, a Florida senator, appeared as if he would miss out on racking up delegates from two of the four contests Saturday. He also suffered a pair of distant third-place finishes.
Rubio's troubles started in Kansas, where he had secured the endorsement of Gov. Sam Brownback and US Sen. Pat Roberts.
He nevertheless finished in third with just 16.7% of the vote. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz won the state in a dominant display, while Rubio secured just six delegates.
Late in the day Saturday, he placed a distant fourth in Maine - behind Cruz, Trump, and Ohio Gov. John Kasich. Because he did not receive 10% of the vote, he also failed to acquire any delegates.
Early returns also didn't paint a good picture for Rubio in Louisiana - where, with 40% of precincts reporting, according to CNN, he had gotten less than 12% of the vote. That would put him well under the 20% threshold there.
Returns from Kentucky also put Rubio far behind Trump and Cruz in the Bluegrass State.
The results gave Cruz fodder to again ask rivals to "prayerfully" consider dropping out of the race to unify opposition to Trump's candidacy. Rubio has only placed first in one state so far: the Minnesota caucuses.