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| US election 2016: Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump rack up early wins | US election 2016: Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump rack up early wins |
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| Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump have both taken early leads in their respective contests for the US presidential nomination. | Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump have both taken early leads in their respective contests for the US presidential nomination. |
| Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee and Virginia were among the states both candidates won. Mr Trump was defeated by Ted Cruz in Texas and Oklahoma. | |
| Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders won Oklahoma and his home state of Vermont. | |
| Super Tuesday sees 11 states voting on the biggest single day ahead of the 8 November presidential election. | Super Tuesday sees 11 states voting on the biggest single day ahead of the 8 November presidential election. |
| Mrs Clinton has also taken Arkansas and Texas, and Mr Trump has won Massachusetts. | |
| The former secretary of state and real estate mogul entered Super Tuesday as the favourites to win the vast majority of states for their respective parties. | |
| Early exit polls show Mr Trump and Ohio Governor John Kasich leading the Republican field in Vermont. The race in Virginia was also tight, with Marco Rubio - who has yet to win a primary - coming a close second behind Mr Trump. | |
| Mrs Clinton and Mr Sanders are neck and neck for the Democrats in the north-eastern state of Massachusetts. | Mrs Clinton and Mr Sanders are neck and neck for the Democrats in the north-eastern state of Massachusetts. |
| Results from the remaining states are expected in the coming hours. | Results from the remaining states are expected in the coming hours. |
| Mr Trump has stunned the Republican establishment to become the party's front-runner. Despite his controversial policies on immigration, the former reality TV star has been consistently polling well above his rivals - Ted Cruz, Mr Rubio, Mr Kasich and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson. | Mr Trump has stunned the Republican establishment to become the party's front-runner. Despite his controversial policies on immigration, the former reality TV star has been consistently polling well above his rivals - Ted Cruz, Mr Rubio, Mr Kasich and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson. |
| Both Senators Cruz and Rubio have ramped up their anti-Trump rhetoric over the past week, in a bid to halt his commanding lead in the race. The outcome of Super Tuesday will be critical for both candidates to remain the race. | Both Senators Cruz and Rubio have ramped up their anti-Trump rhetoric over the past week, in a bid to halt his commanding lead in the race. The outcome of Super Tuesday will be critical for both candidates to remain the race. |
| On the Democratic side, Mrs Clinton had already secured three wins in the first four early-voting states and has led significantly among blocs of black voters there. | On the Democratic side, Mrs Clinton had already secured three wins in the first four early-voting states and has led significantly among blocs of black voters there. |
| Bernie Sanders has put up an unexpectedly strong challenge against the former secretary of state after his sweeping victory in New Hampshire last month. | Bernie Sanders has put up an unexpectedly strong challenge against the former secretary of state after his sweeping victory in New Hampshire last month. |
| The Vermont senator and self-described democratic socialist is hoping to win in several other states on Tuesday such as Massachusetts, Oklahoma and Minnesota. | The Vermont senator and self-described democratic socialist is hoping to win in several other states on Tuesday such as Massachusetts, Oklahoma and Minnesota. |
| Addressing cheering supporters at his victory speech in Vermont on Tuesday, Mr Sanders aimed a jibe at the Republican front-runner saying: "We are not going to let the Donald Trumps of the world divide us." | Addressing cheering supporters at his victory speech in Vermont on Tuesday, Mr Sanders aimed a jibe at the Republican front-runner saying: "We are not going to let the Donald Trumps of the world divide us." |
| Mrs Clinton also addressed Donald Trump's rhetoric in her speech, saying: "The stakes in this election have never been higher and the rhetoric we're hearing on the other side has never been lower." | |
| Voters have been casting their ballots across the country, from Massachusetts and Virginia on the east coast to Texas and all the way to Alaska. | Voters have been casting their ballots across the country, from Massachusetts and Virginia on the east coast to Texas and all the way to Alaska. |
| Super Tuesday is pivotal in the presidential nomination race, with nearly a quarter of the 2,472 Republican delegates are up for grabs and some 20% of all delegates for the Democrats. | Super Tuesday is pivotal in the presidential nomination race, with nearly a quarter of the 2,472 Republican delegates are up for grabs and some 20% of all delegates for the Democrats. |
| What's so super about Super Tuesday? | What's so super about Super Tuesday? |
| Follow the primaries race with the delegate tracker, provided by the Associated Press (AP) | Follow the primaries race with the delegate tracker, provided by the Associated Press (AP) |