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Voters in 14 US states and one US territory will head to the polls on Tuesday in the largest day of voting in the United States primary season.
More than two-thirds of the delegates needed to secure the Democratic nomination – 1,357 out of the 1,991 needed – at the party’s convention in July are up for grabs. California and Texas are the day’s biggest prizes, with 415 and 228 delegates, respectively.
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Super Tuesday comes amid a number fast-moving developments for the Democratic Party: Former Vice President Joe Biden received endorsements from former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Senator Amy Klobuchar, who dropped out of the race just ahead of the big election day.
Despite Senator Bernie Sanders’s loss to Biden in South Carolina, he remains a frontrunner. His fellow progressive candidate, Senator Elizabeth Warren, is looking to make up for lost ground on Tuesday. The fifth Democrat still standing, Tulsi Gabbard, is polling just over 1 percent in national polls.
I’m Laurin-Whitney in Washington, DC, and I’ll be with you during the early part of the day. Here are all the latest updates as voters in 14 states and one US territory head to the polls:
12:07 GMT – How many delegates are up for grabs in each state?
More than 1,300 delegates are up for grabs on Tuesday. Here’s the breakdown based on state:
- California: 415
- Texas: 228
- North Carolina: 110
- Virginia: 99
- Massachusetts: 91
- Minnesota: 75
- Colorado: 67
- Tennessee: 64
- Alaska: 31
- Utah: 29
- Maine: 24
- Vermont: 16
- Democrats abroad: 13
- American Samoa: 6
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11:46 GMT – Polls open in most East Coast Super Tuesday states
Polls have opened in a number of East Coast states, including Virginia, North Carolina and Maine. Some polling locations have also opened in Vermont and Massachusetts.
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— Matt “🧶” Thompson (@Fortran) March 3, 2020
11:45 GMT – What’s is the delegate count so far?
Of the remaining candidates, here’s a look at how many delegates each candidate has heading into Super Tuesday:
- Bernie Sanders – 60
- Joe Biden – 54
- Elizabeth Warren – 8
- Michael Bloomberg – 0
- Tulsi Gabbard – 0
*A candidate needs 1,991 to win
11:40 GMT – Who are the candidates?
Last year Democrats saw a diverse field of more than 25 candidates. Today there are only five.
- Joe Biden: The 77-year-old served as vice president under former President Barack Obama. Before that he served nearly four decades in Congress. He got a boost on Saturday in a major victory in South Carolina. Read more about Biden here.
- Michael Bloomberg: The 78-year-old is the former mayor of New York City (2002-2013). The billionaire enter the race late and the Super Tuesday contests are the first he is competing in. Read more about Bloomberg here.
- Tulsi Gabbard: Many are surprised that the 38-year-old US representative from Hawaii is still in the race. She’s been polling at just over 1 percent. Read more about her here.
- Bernie Sanders: The 78-year-old senator from Vermont says he’s mounting a grassroots effort to beat Trump. The self-described Democratic socialist remains a front-runner after winning New Hampshire and Nevada, as well as the popular vote in Iowa. Read more about Sanders here.
- Elizabeth Warren: The 70-year-old senator from Massachusetts is looking to regain the momentum she had last year, but poor performances in the early voting contests may prove too difficult to overcome. Read more about Warren here.
