What to Expect From Super Tuesday’s Primaries and Caucus Meetings
WASHINGTON (NEWSnet/AP) — With contests in 16 states in addition to American Samoa, Super Tuesday is the largest day of voting in the presidential cycle outside of the November election.
This year, Super Tuesday happens March 5.
Both Democratic President Joe Biden and Republican front-runner Donald Trump hope to collect victories that will help them move beyond the primaries and focus on an expected general election rematch. There are 1,420 Democratic delegates to be picked, and 854 Republican delegates to be picked, on that date.
That being said, the math is such that neither Trump nor Biden could claim the title of “presumptive nominee” on Super Tuesday. The earliest that could happen, based on primary and caucus dates and delegate counts, is March 12 for Trump and March 19 for Biden.
And Republican candidate Nikki Haley has promised to stay in the race until at least Super Tuesday.
In addition to the presidential races, there will be state primaries Tuesday in Alabama, Arkansas, California, North Carolina and Texas. This includes a race in California to succeed the late Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein.
Here's an introduction to races in the Super Tuesday States:
Alabama
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY (D): Biden, Dean Phillips, Uncommitted. 52 delegates at stake.
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY (R): Trump, Haley, David Stuckenberg, Uncommitted, Ryan Binkley, Chris Christie, Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy. 50 delegates at stake.
STATE PRIMARY KEY RACES: Supreme Court chief justice (R), U.S. House Districts 1 and 2.
WHO CAN VOTE: Any registered voter. Voters do not register by party.
Alaska
PRESIDENTIAL CAUCUSES (R): Trump, Haley, Ramaswamy. 29 delegates at stake.
WHO CAN VOTE: Registered Republicans only
Arkansas
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY (D): Biden, Phillips, Marianne Williamson, three others. 31 delegates at stake.
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY (R): Trump, Haley, Stuckenberg, Binkley, Doug Burgum, Christie, DeSantis, Asa Hutchinson, Ramaswamy. 40 delegates at stake.
STATE PRIMARY KEY RACES: Supreme Court chief justice; U.S. House District 3 (R)
WHO CAN VOTE: Any registered voter. Voters do not register by party.
California
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY (D): Biden, Phillips, Williamson, five others. 424 delegates at stake.
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY (R): Trump, Haley, Stuckenberg, Binkley, Christie, DeSantis, Hutchinson, Ramaswamy, Rachel Swift. 169 delegates at stake.
STATE PRIMARY KEY RACES: U.S. Senate (full term and unexpired term), various U.S. House districts
WHO CAN VOTE: Only registered Republicans in the Republican presidential primary. Registered Democrats and unaffiliated voters in the Democratic presidential primary. All registered voters in the state primaries.
Colorado
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY (D): Biden, Phillips, Williamson, noncommitted delegate, five others. 72 delegates at stake.
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY (R): Trump, Haley, Binkley, Christie, DeSantis, Hutchinson, Ramaswamy. 37 delegates at stake.
WHO CAN VOTE: Registered party members plus unaffiliated voters
Iowa
PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE VOTE (D): Biden, Phillips, Williamson, uncommitted. 40 delegates at stake. All voting conducted by mail between Jan. 12 and March 5.
WHO CAN VOTE: Registered Democrats only
Maine
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY (D): Biden, Phillips. 24 delegates at stake.
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY (R): Trump, Haley, Binkley, DeSantis, Ramaswamy. 20 delegates at stake.
WHO CAN VOTE: Registered party members plus unaffiliated voters
Massachusetts
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY (D): Biden, Phillips, Williamson, no preference. 92 delegates at stake.
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY (R): Trump, Haley, no preference, Binkley, Christie, DeSantis, Hutchinson, Ramaswamy. 40 delegates at stake.
WHO CAN VOTE: Registered party members plus unaffiliated voters
Minnesota
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY (D): Biden, Phillips, Williamson, uncommitted, six others. 75 delegates at stake.
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY (R): Trump, Haley, Christie, DeSantis, Ramaswamy. 39 delegates at stake.
WHO CAN VOTE: Any registered voter. Voters do not register by party.
North Carolina
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY (D): Biden, no preference. 116 delegates at stake.
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY (R): Trump, Haley, No Preference, Binkley, Christie, DeSantis, Hutchinson, Ramaswamy. 74 delegates at stake.
STATE PRIMARY KEY RACES: Governor (Democratic and Republican)
WHO CAN VOTE: Registered party members plus unaffiliated voters
Oklahoma
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY (D): Biden, Phillips, Williamson, three others. 36 delegates at stake.
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY (R): Trump, Haley, Stuckenberg, Binkley, Christie, DeSantis, Hutchinson, Ramaswamy. 43 delegates at stake.
STATE PRIMARY KEY RACES: Governor (Democratic and Republican)
WHO CAN VOTE: Parties decide who may vote in the primaries. Only registered Republicans in the Republican primary. Registered Democrats and independents in the Democratic primary.
Tennessee
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY (D): Biden, uncommitted. 63 delegates at stake.
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY (R): Trump, Haley, Stuckenberg, uncommitted, Binkley, Christie, DeSantis, Hutchinson, Ramaswamy. 58 delegates at stake.
WHO CAN VOTE: Any registered voter. Voters do not register by party.
Texas
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY (D): Biden, Phillips, Williamson, five others. 244 delegates at stake.
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY (R): Trump, Haley, Stuckenberg, uncommitted, Binkley, Christie, DeSantis, Hutchinson, Ramaswamy. 150 delegates at stake.
STATE PRIMARY KEY RACES: U.S. Senate and various U.S. House districts
WHO CAN VOTE: Any registered voter. Voters do not register by party.
Utah
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY (D): Biden, Phillips, Williamson, two others. 30 delegates at stake.
PRESIDENTIAL CAUCUSES (R): Trump, Haley, Binkley. 40 delegates at stake.
WHO CAN VOTE: Parties decide who may vote in the primaries. Registered Democrats and unaffiliated voters in the Democratic primary. Registered Republicans only in the Republican caucuses.
Vermont
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY (D): Biden, Phillips, Williamson, three others. 16 delegates at stake.
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY (R): Trump, Haley, Binkley, Christie, DeSantis, Ramaswamy. 17 delegates at stake.
WHO CAN VOTE: Any registered voter. Voters do not register by party.
Virginia
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY (D): Biden, Phillips, Williamson. 99 delegates at stake.
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY (R): Trump, Haley, Binkley, Christie, DeSantis, Ramaswamy. 48 delegates at stake.
WHO CAN VOTE: Any registered voter. Voters do not register by party.
American Samoa
PRESIDENTIAL CAUCUSES (D): Six delegates at stake.
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