Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton dominate 'Super Tuesday' primaries
Super Tuesday saw 11 states voting, from Massachusetts in the east to Alaska in the north-west.
A 12th state, Colorado, held a caucus
Republican Delegates | Donald Trump | Ted Cruz | Marco Rubio | Democratic Delegates | Hillary Clinton | Bernie Sanders |
Alabama | 36 | 13 | 1 | Alabama | 44 | 9 |
Alaska | 11 | 12 | 5 | Alaska | 19 | 9 |
Arkansas | 16 | 4 | 9 | Arkansas | 24 | 35 |
Georgia | 40 | 18 | 14 | Georgia | 70 | 28 |
Massachusetts | 22 | 4 | 8 | Massachusetts | 45 | 43 |
Minnesota | 10 | 13 | 14 | Minnesota | 28 | 46 |
Oklahoma | 12 | 14 | 11 | Oklahoma | 16 | 20 |
Tennessee | 31 | 14 | 9 | Tennessee | 41 | 22 |
Texas | 33 | 99 | 3 | Texas | 138 | 61 |
Vermont | 6 | 0 | 0 | Vermont | 0 | 16 |
Virginia | 17 | 8 | 16 | Virginia | 61 | 32 |
Donald Trump (Republican): Alabama, Georgia, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Virginia, Arkansas, Vermont
• Ted Cruz (Republican): Texas, Oklahoma,Alaska
Clinton had already secured three wins in the first four early-voting states, polling significantly among blocs of black voters.
Bernie Sanders, who describes himself as a democratic socialist, has put up an unexpectedly strong challenge against her since his sweeping victory in New Hampshire
• Hillary Clinton (Democrat): Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia, Arkansas, Texas, Massachusetts
• Bernie Sanders (Democrat): Vermont, Oklahoma, Minnesota, Colorado
With 595 Republican delegates at stake on Super Tuesday, here is how day's series of votes broke down:
- Trump: at least 186 delegates
- Cruz: 125
- Rubio: 62
- Kasich: 18
- Carson: 3
Republican candidates need 1,237 delegates to secure the nomination
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