“Super Tuesday” Summary
March 2, 2016
“Super Tuesday,” a day when ten states hold primaries for Democrats and Republicans, two states hold single-party caucuses and American Samoa holds their Democratic vote, is nearing conclusion. 1,526 total delegates were up for grabs in the primarily southern states.
According to the New York Times, Donald Trump gained 234 delegates after winning Arkansas, Tennessee, Virginia, Alabama, Vermont, Georgia and Massachusetts. Ted Cruz gained 209 delegates after winning Alaska, Texas and Oklahoma. Marco Rubio gained 90 delegates and won Minnesota. John Kasich and Ben Carson won 19 and three delegates, respectively, though neither won majorities in any states.
Hillary Clinton gained 486 delegates after winning Texas, Arkansas, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, Virginia, Massachusetts and American Samoa. Bernie Sanders gained 321 delegates after winning Colorado, Oklahoma, Minnesota and Vermont.
As of 11:30 a.m. March 2, Texas, Arkansas, Minnesota, Massachusetts, Colorado and Democratic results in Georgia have not been reported for all precincts and results are projections.
Currently, Trump is leading the Republicans with 316 delegates. Cruz is closest behind with 226, Rubio has 106, Kasich has 25 and Ben Carson has 8. Clinton is leading the Democrats with 1,034 delegates (457 of whom are superdelegates). Sanders has 408 delegates, including his 22 superdelegates.
The next primaries will be for both parties in Kansas and Louisiana, for Republicans, in Kentucky and Maine, and for Democrats, in Nebraska March 5.