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| Super Tuesday 2016: Results in full, how delegates are allocated and what happens next | Super Tuesday 2016: Results in full, how delegates are allocated and what happens next |
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| Super Tuesday, the busiest day in the primary campaign, has handed big wins to Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump. | Super Tuesday, the busiest day in the primary campaign, has handed big wins to Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump. |
| Of the 11 states that held primaries, both presidential candidates won seven each. | Of the 11 states that held primaries, both presidential candidates won seven each. |
| Mrs Clinton found support in black voters in the southern states, as well as female and older voters. Her rival, Bernie Sanders, was victorious in four states. | Mrs Clinton found support in black voters in the southern states, as well as female and older voters. Her rival, Bernie Sanders, was victorious in four states. |
| Mr Trump’s success left Ted Cruz with wins in two states and Marco Rubio, a win in one. | Mr Trump’s success left Ted Cruz with wins in two states and Marco Rubio, a win in one. |
| Georgia - Democrat: Hillary Clinton, Republican: Donald TrumpVermont - Democrat: Bernie Sanders, Republican: TrumpVirginia - Democrat: Clinton, Republican: TrumpAlabama - Democrat: Clinton, Republican: TrumpMassachusetts - Democrat: Clinton, Republican: TrumpOklahoma - Democrat: Sanders, Republican: TrumpTennessee - Democrat: Clinton, Republican: TrumpArkansas - Democrat: Clinton, Republican: TrumpTexas - Democrat: Clinton, Republican: Ted CruzMinnesota (caucus) - Democrat: Sanders, Republican: Marco RubioAlaska (caucus) - Republican: Ted CruzColorado (caucus) - Democrat: SandersAmerican Samoa (caucus) - Democrat: Clinton | |
| Super Tuesday allocates nearly a quarter of the Republican delegates and around a fifth of Democratic delegates. | |
| To become the Democratic presidential candidate, 2,383 delegates are needed. With Mrs Clinton winning the larger states on Super Tuesday, she bagged herself a larger share of the delegates with 457. Mr Sanders won 373. | To become the Democratic presidential candidate, 2,383 delegates are needed. With Mrs Clinton winning the larger states on Super Tuesday, she bagged herself a larger share of the delegates with 457. Mr Sanders won 373. |
| Republicans need 1,237 delegates to win the party’s nomination. On Super Tuesday, Mr Trump won 203 and Mr Cruz 144. | Republicans need 1,237 delegates to win the party’s nomination. On Super Tuesday, Mr Trump won 203 and Mr Cruz 144. |
| Republican delegates | |
| Trump – 315 Cruz – 205 Rubio – 106 | |
| Democratic delegates Clinton – 1,055 Sanders – 418 O’Malley - 0 | Democratic delegates Clinton – 1,055 Sanders – 418 O’Malley - 0 |
| Delegates for each party elect their presidential candidate at party conventions in June. | Delegates for each party elect their presidential candidate at party conventions in June. |
| Mrs Clinton and Mr Trump have made huge strides forward in their respective campaigns, increasing the chance of a battle between the two of them in the November election. | |
| Addressing supporters at a victory rally in Miami, Mrs Clinton said: “It’s clear tonight that the stakes in this election have never been higher and the rhetoric we’re hearing on the other side has never been lower.” | Addressing supporters at a victory rally in Miami, Mrs Clinton said: “It’s clear tonight that the stakes in this election have never been higher and the rhetoric we’re hearing on the other side has never been lower.” |
| Mr Trump, whose rhetoric and policies have been called divisive by other Republican presidential candidates, said: “Once we get all this finished, I’m going after one person – Hillary Clinton.” | Mr Trump, whose rhetoric and policies have been called divisive by other Republican presidential candidates, said: “Once we get all this finished, I’m going after one person – Hillary Clinton.” |
| Throughout March, there will be a slew of primaries: | |
| 5 March – Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine | 5 March – Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine |
| 6 March – Puerto Rico | 6 March – Puerto Rico |
| 8 March – Hawaii, Idaho, Michigan, Mississippi | 8 March – Hawaii, Idaho, Michigan, Mississippi |
| 10 March – US Virgin Islands | 10 March – US Virgin Islands |
| 12 March – District of Columbia, Guam, Wyoming | 12 March – District of Columbia, Guam, Wyoming |
| 15 March - Florida, Illinois, Missouri, North Carolina, Northern Mariana Islands, Ohio | 15 March - Florida, Illinois, Missouri, North Carolina, Northern Mariana Islands, Ohio |
| 22 March – American Samoa, Arizona, Utah | 22 March – American Samoa, Arizona, Utah |