Super Tuesday
Super Tuesday is the day in the presidential primary when the most delegates are decided based on the votes cast in party primaries.
It is one of the most important dates on the U.S. political calendar.
The day is in February or March[1][2] - more often, of an election year, when the greatest number of U.S. states hold primary elections and caucuses. Approximately one-third of all delegates to the presidential nominating conventions can be won on Super Tuesday, more than on any other day. The results on Super Tuesday are therefore a strong indicator of the likely eventual presidential nominee of each political party.
Traditionally, Super Tuesday is the day that is seen to most accurately forecast how the presidential primaries will play out. Every four years, the contest is when millions of Americans in a wide swath of states head to their polling places, usually in March.
Super Tuesday earned its nickname because its the date the most states hold their primaries and caucuses − meaning it’s also when the most delegates are at stake to earn the party nominations.[3]
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2024
In 2024, Super Tuesday was on March 5[4] in these States:
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- Minnesota
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- American Samoa
Whereby Trump swept through with victory.
2020
In 2020, Super Tuesday was on March 3, when these states award a total of more than 1,300 delegates for the 2020 Democrat primaries:
- Alabama
- American Samoa
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Democrats living abroad
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- Minnesota
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
Super Tuesday 2008
In 2008, Super Tuesday was February 5, 2008. Democrat Hillary Clinton did better than the eventual Democrat nominee Barack Obama, and the eventual Republican nominee John McCain won the Republican side. Here are the state-by-state results of Super Tuesday in 2008:
| State | Democrat | Republican |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Barack Obama | Mike Huckabee |
| Alaska | Barack Obama | Mitt Romney |
| Arizona | Hillary Clinton | John McCain |
| Arkansas | Hillary Clinton | Mike Huckabee |
| California | Hillary Clinton | John McCain |
| Colorado | Barack Obama | Mitt Romney |
| Connecticut | Barack Obama | John McCain |
| Delaware | Barack Obama | John McCain |
| Idaho | Barack Obama | None |
| Illinois | Barack Obama | John McCain |
| Kansas | Barack Obama | None |
| Massachusetts | Hillary Clinton | Mitt Romney |
| Minnesota | Barack Obama | Mitt Romney |
| Missouri | Barack Obama | John McCain |
| Montana | None | Mitt Romney |
| New Jersey | Hillary Clinton | John McCain |
| New York | Hillary Clinton | John McCain |
| North Dakota | Barack Obama | Mitt Romney |
| Oklahoma | Hillary Clinton | John McCain |
| Tennessee | Hillary Clinton | Mike Huckabee |
| Utah | Barack Obama | Mitt Romney |
| West Virginia | None | Mike Huckabee |
References
- ↑ https://www.britannica.com/topic/Super-Tuesday
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/01/us/politics/super-tuesday-when-states.html
- ↑ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/02/17/what-is-super-tuesday-2024-presidential-primary/72640995007/
- ↑ Live: Super Tuesday election results, state by state, FOX 5 DC, Mar 5, 2024
