By ROBERT YOON (Associated Press)
WASHINGTON (AP) — With contests in 16 states and American Samoa, the Super Tuesday primaries subsequent week would be the largest day of voting of the 12 months exterior of the November election. Just how “super” it’s could also be a matter of perspective.
Both Democratic President Joe Biden and Republican front-runner Donald Trump hope to amass a string of lopsided victories that can assist them transfer past the primaries and concentrate on their anticipated basic election rematch. On the opposite hand, Nikki Haley faces a tricky slate of contests largely within the forms of reliably Republican-voting states the place she has struggled to win help or in states the place get together guidelines closely favor the previous president.
Super Tuesday has the most important delegate haul of any day within the main calendar, representing greater than one-third of the overall delegates obtainable in every get together’s nomination course of and greater than 70% of the delegates wanted to mathematically clinch both get together’s nomination. Neither Trump nor Biden will be capable to declare the title of “presumptive nominee” on Super Tuesday. The earliest that would occur is March 12 for Trump and March 19 for Biden.
Alabama, Arkansas, California, North Carolina and Texas will maintain state primaries on Tuesday. Among probably the most notable down-ballot races is the one in California to succeed the late Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein. Vying to switch her are Democratic Reps. Barbara Lee, Katie Porter and Adam Schiff and Republican Steve Garvey, a former baseball star. Vote-counting in California is famously gradual. It’s common for less than about half of the vote to be counted by the morning after the election.
Super Tuesday at a look:
DECISION NOTES
The Associated Press will declare winners in presidential and state primaries on Super Tuesday solely when it’s decided there isn’t a state of affairs that will permit the trailing candidates to shut the hole. If a race has not been known as, the AP will proceed to cowl any newsworthy developments, akin to candidate concessions or declarations of victory. In doing so, the AP will clarify that it has not but declared a winner and clarify why.
In the presidential contests, neither Biden nor Trump has suffered a defeat and even confronted an in depth race in any nominating contest to this point. For each, their narrowest margin got here in New Hampshire, which Biden received by greater than 40 share factors as a write-in candidate and Trump’s margin over Haley, his former U.N. ambassador, exceeded 10 factors.
In noncompetitive contests, the AP could in some instances be capable to decide the winners comparatively shortly based mostly on the primary vote returns of the evening. Factors embody the scale of the lead in these preliminary returns, backed by an AP evaluation of historic vote returns to find out how completely different these updates will be from closing outcomes.
Other components embody fundraising and advert spending, the kind of contest and who’s allowed to take part, the state’s voting historical past and political geography and, in some instances, publicly obtainable early voting knowledge displaying what number of pre-Election Day votes have been solid and from what areas. Once the polls have closed, if preliminary vote outcomes acquired from key areas all through the state affirm that the frontrunner or anticipated winner is certainly forward by an awesome margin, the AP could declare a winner in that contest.
SUPER TUESDAY DELEGATES AT STAKE
Democrats: 1,420
Republicans: 854
DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CONTESTS (16)
STATE-RUN PRIMARIES (14): Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia
PARTY-RUN PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE VOTES AND CAUCUSES (2): Iowa, American Samoa
REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CONTESTS (15)
STATE-RUN PRIMARIES (13): Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia
PARTY-RUN PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE VOTES AND CAUCUSES (2): Alaska Caucuses, Utah Caucuses
STATES WITH PRIMARIES FOR STATE & LOCAL OFFICES (5)
Alabama, Arkansas, California, North Carolina, Texas
SUPER TUESDAY TIMELINE
6:00 p.m. EST: Results anticipated in Iowa
7:00 p.m. EST: Polls shut in Vermont and Virginia. Caucuses convene in Alaska (Republicans solely)
7:30 p.m. EST: Polls shut in North Carolina
8:00 p.m. EST: Polls shut in Alabama, Maine, Massachusetts, Oklahoma and Tennessee. Most polls shut in Texas.
8:30 p.m. EST: Polls shut in Arkansas
9:00 p.m. EST: Polls shut in Colorado and Minnesota. Last polls shut in Texas. Caucuses convene in Utah (Republicans solely)
10:00 p.m. EST: Polls shut in Utah (Democrats solely)
11:00 p.m. EST: Polls shut in California. Voting anticipated to finish in Utah (Republicans solely)
12:00 a.m. EST: Voting ends in Alaska (Republicans solely)
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 a pair of.
WHO CAN VOTE: Any registered voter. Voters don’t register by get together.
FIRST VOTES REPORTED (2022 Primaries): 8:23 p.m. EST
LAST ELECTION NIGHT UPDATE: 3:06 a.m. ET with 99% of whole vote counted
ALASKA
PRESIDENTIAL CAUCUSES (R): Trump, Haley, Ramaswamy. 29 delegates at stake.
WHO CAN VOTE: Registered Republicans solely
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 don’t register by get together.
FIRST VOTES REPORTED (2022 Primaries): 8:44 p.m. EST
LAST ELECTION NIGHT UPDATE: 3:18 a.m. EST with 99% of whole vote counted
CALIFORNIA
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY (D): Biden, Phillips, Williamson, 5 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 time period and unexpired time period), varied U.S. House districts
WHO CAN VOTE: Only registered Republicans within the Republican presidential main. Registered Democrats and unaffiliated voters within the Democratic presidential main. All registered voters within the state primaries.
FIRST VOTES REPORTED (2022 Primaries): 11:11 p.m. EST
LAST ELECTION NIGHT UPDATE: 6:10 a.m. EST with 48% of whole vote counted
COLORADO
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY (D): Biden, Phillips, Williamson, noncommitted delegate, 5 others. 72 delegates at stake.
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY (R): Trump, Haley, Binkley, Christie, DeSantis, Hutchinson, Ramaswamy. 37 delegates at stake.
WHO CAN VOTE: Registered get together members plus unaffiliated voters
FIRST VOTES REPORTED (2022 Primaries): 9:04 p.m. EST
LAST ELECTION NIGHT UPDATE: 4:05 a.m. ET with 90% of whole vote counted
IOWA
PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE VOTE (D): Biden, Phillips, Williamson, uncommitted. 40 delegates at stake. All voting performed by mail between Jan. 12 and March 5.
WHO CAN VOTE: Registered Democrats solely
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 get together members plus unaffiliated voters
FIRST VOTES REPORTED (2022 Primaries): 8:17 p.m. EST
LAST ELECTION NIGHT UPDATE: 2:16 a.m. EST with 82% of whole vote counted
MASSACHUSETTS
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY (D): Biden, Phillips, Williamson, no choice. 92 delegates at stake.
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY (R): Trump, Haley, no choice, Binkley, Christie, DeSantis, Hutchinson, Ramaswamy. 40 delegates at stake.
WHO CAN VOTE: Registered get together members plus unaffiliated voters
FIRST VOTES REPORTED (2022 Primaries): 8:04 p.m. EST
LAST ELECTION NIGHT UPDATE: 3:33 a.m. EST with 83% of whole vote counted
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 don’t register by get together.
FIRST VOTES REPORTED (2022 Primaries): 9:19 p.m. EST
LAST ELECTION NIGHT UPDATE: 2:21 a.m. EST with 100% of whole vote counted
NORTH CAROLINA
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY (D): Biden, no choice. 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 get together members plus unaffiliated voters
FIRST VOTES REPORTED (2022 Primaries): 7:38 p.m. EST. Super Tuesday outcomes could also be reported later than in earlier elections due to a brand new state legislation requiring elections officers to attend till polls shut earlier than tabulating pre-Election Day votes.
LAST ELECTION NIGHT UPDATE: 12:52 a.m. EST with 99% of whole vote counted
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.
WHO CAN VOTE: Parties resolve who could vote within the primaries. Only registered Republicans within the Republican main. Registered Democrats and independents within the Democratic main.
FIRST VOTES REPORTED (2022 Primaries): 8:10 p.m. EST
LAST ELECTION NIGHT UPDATE: 12:33 a.m. EST with 99.9% of whole vote counted
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 don’t register by get together.
FIRST VOTES REPORTED (2022 Primaries): 8:02 p.m. EST
LAST ELECTION NIGHT UPDATE: 3:45 a.m. EST with 99.7% of whole vote counted
TEXAS
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY (D): Biden, Phillips, Williamson, 5 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 varied U.S. House districts
WHO CAN VOTE: Any registered voter. Voters don’t register by get together.
FIRST VOTES REPORTED (2020 Presidential Primaries): 8:10 p.m. EST
LAST ELECTION NIGHT UPDATE: 3:21 a.m. EST with 93% of whole vote counted
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 resolve who could vote within the primaries. Registered Democrats and unaffiliated voters within the Democratic main. Registered Republicans solely within the Republican caucuses.
FIRST VOTES REPORTED (2022 Primaries): 10:03 p.m. EST
LAST ELECTION NIGHT UPDATE: 1:46 a.m. EST with 83% of whole vote counted
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 don’t register by get together.
FIRST VOTES REPORTED (2022 Primaries): 7:21 p.m. EST
LAST ELECTION NIGHT UPDATE: 2:16 a.m. EST with 96.4% of whole vote counted
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 don’t register by get together.
FIRST VOTES REPORTED (2022 Primaries): 7:09 p.m. EST
LAST ELECTION NIGHT UPDATE: 9:15 p.m. EST with 99.5% of whole vote counted
AMERICAN SAMOA
PRESIDENTIAL CAUCUSES (D): Six delegates at stake.
UNCOMMITTED ON THE BALLOT
DEMOCRATS: Alabama, Colorado (as “Noncommitted Delegate”), Iowa, Massachusetts (as “No Preference”), Minnesota, North Carolina (as “No Preference”), Tennessee
REPUBLICANS: Alabama, Massachusetts (as “No Preference”), North Carolina (as “No Preference”), Tennessee, Texas
ARE WE THERE YET?
As of Super Tuesday, there might be 132 days till the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, 167 days till the Democratic National Convention in Chicago and 245 till the November basic election.
Source: www.bostonherald.com”