Poll: Trump and Clinton showing leads in Md.

Thursday marked the first day voters were able to hit the polls in the 2016 election season.

According to a new poll released this week, presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are holding on to strong leads in the state of Maryland for their respective parties.

With 41% percent support, Donald Trump is reportedly leading the polls in the republican field. Salisbury resident Richard Reddish says he’s not surprised.

“I think we’ve got to get the respect back that we had when Reagan was there,” says Reddish. “He’s more Reagan than anything on the market right now.”

According to the NBC/Marist poll released late Tuesday, Texas senator Ted Cruz trails Trump at 29 percent in Maryland; however, Woody Willing says Cruz’s conservative values that he finds appealing.

“He has a good tax plan,” says Willing. “It might be a little low, but it’s better than raising taxes and he’s a religious person which I believe I am, so there are two things I look for in a man.”

The poll finds Ohio Governor John Kasich behind Cruz.

Carol Cugler, a Salisbury resident, says she and her husband voted for Kasich on the first day of early voting in Maryland on Thursday. 

“I think he [Kasich] has the most experience,” she says. “He seems to be a man with common sense. I think he has a track record that has proven his abilities, and I think he would good for uniting the country.”

Meanwhile on the Democratic side, former of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton holds a 22 percent advantage in the state over Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders.

Sharmont Banks says she’s with Clinton and believes it’s her time to be president.

“I believe she’s familiar with the processes in Washington. She knows a lot of the faces there and she knows how to get things done,” says Banks.

Despite Clinton’s two digit lead, one voter tells 47ABC she believes Sanders is the best candidate for people facing the biggest financial challenges.

“Not everybody has the same opportunities, the chance to go to college and can afford it, etc.” says Kayla Zabkowski. “I just think he’s going to look out for most people.”

The Maryland primary will be held on April 26.