Republicans will maintain nominating contests in 15 states and Democrats in 15 states and one territory on Super Tuesday, the day when the presidential races usually take form.
President Biden stays the front-runner for the Democrats and does not face any severe challengers. Among the states voting on Tuesday is Minnesota, the home state of Rep. Dean Phillips, who has launched a longshot bid towards Mr. Biden and will face defeat in his home state. Although writer Marianne Williamson had ended her long-shot marketing campaign, she unsuspended it after she completed forward of Phillips within the Michigan major.
Former President Donald Trump is the front-runner for the Republican nomination, however former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley remains to be within the race. Haley has but to win any states, though she has picked up some delegates alongside the way in which.
There are a whole bunch of delegates at stake for each Democrats and Republicans on Super Tuesday, however neither Mr. Biden nor Trump will be capable to win sufficient delegates to safe the nomination on March 5. CBS News estimates that the earliest Mr. Trump can clinch the nomination is March 12 and the earliest Mr. Biden can is March 19.
Which states vote on Super Tuesday 2024?
Republicans are holding primaries within the following states:
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- Minnesota
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Vermont
- Virginia
Republicans are holding caucuses within the following states:
Democrats are holding primaries within the following states:
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- Minnesota
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
Democrats are holding caucuses within the following the U.S. territory of American Samoa.
Iowa’s Democratic caucuses was solely by mail starting in January and might be releasing its outcomes on March 5, to adjust to the Democratic National Committee’s calendar.
Are Super Tuesday states the identical each election cycle?
In the case of major elections, the ultimate choices on the dates are decided by the state legislatures — together with these on Super Tuesday. Each state submits a proposal for a date to the Democratic and Republican nationwide events, and the events approve the dates. If the states are sad with the date assigned by the events, they could determine to carry maintain their major elections on the date of their alternative, however they run the danger of sanctions from the events. Caucuses are organized by state events, so state legislatures don’t play a job in these contests.
According to Barbara Norrander, emeritus professor within the college of presidency and public coverage on the University of Arizona and the writer of the 1994 e-book “Super Tuesday,” Super Tuesday began in 1988 when southern states wished to coordinate to appoint a extra average candidate.
Since then, different states have joined the Super Tuesday bandwagon. By shifting up their primaries and collaborating in Super Tuesday, a state can have extra affect within the presidential election.
How many delegates are up for grabs on Super Tuesday?
There are 865 Republican delegates up for grabs on Super Tuesday. The Republican candidate wants 1,215 delegates out of 2,429 to win the nomination.
Here are CBS News’ GOP delegate estimates going into Super Tuesday.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has since dropped out, has 9 delegates and Vivek Ramaswamy, who has additionally dropped out, has three delegates.
Democrats are vying for 1,420 delegates. The Democratic candidate wants 1,968 delegates wanted to win, out of three,934 whole delegates.
Full checklist of Super Tuesday states and delegate counts for 2024
Here are the Republican delegates at stake by state:
- Alabama: 50
- Arkansas: 40
- Alaska: 29
- California: 169
- Colorado: 37
- Maine: 20
- Massachusetts: 40
- Minnesota: 39
- North Carolina: 74
- Oklahoma: 43
- Tennessee: 58
- Texas: 161
- Utah: 40
- Vermont: 17
- Virginia: 48
Here are the Democratic delegates at stake by state:
- Alabama: 52
- American Samoa: 6
- Arkansas: 31
- California: 424
- Colorado: 72
- Iowa: 40
- Maine: 24
- Massachusetts: 92
- Minnesota: 75
- North Carolina: 116
- Oklahoma: 36
- Tennessee: 63
- Texas: 244
- Utah: 30
- Vermont: 16
- Virginia: 99
Hunter Woodall, Grace Kazarian, Annie Bryson, Jake Rosen, Olivia Rinaldi, Shawna Mizelle and Katrina Kaufman contributed to this report.
