Democrats and Republicans in additional than a dozen states and one terrority held nominating contests on Tremendous Tuesday, the day when the presidential races sometimes take form.
President Biden remained the front-runner for the Democrats and did not face any critical challengers. Among the many states voting on Tuesday was Minnesota, the house state of Rep. Dean Phillips, who has launched a longshot bid in opposition to Mr. Biden and got here in third in Minnesota behind Mr. Biden and “uncommitted.” Though writer Marianne Williamson had ended her long-shot marketing campaign, she unsuspended it after she completed forward of Phillips within the Michigan main.
Former President Donald Trump is the front-runner for the Republican nomination, however former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley was nonetheless within the race going into Tremendous Tuesday. Haley misplaced all however one of the early nominating contests earlier than Tremendous Tuesday, though she had picked up some delegates alongside the way in which. After successful only one extra state on Tremendous Tuesday, Haley suspended her marketing campaign on Wednesday however stopped wanting backing Trump.Â
There have been lots of of delegates at stake for each Democrats and Republicans on Tremendous Tuesday, however neither Mr. Biden nor Trump have been statistically in a position to win sufficient delegates to safe the nomination on March 5. CBS Information estimates that the earliest Trump can clinch the nomination is March 12 and the earliest Mr. Biden can is March 19.Â
Which states vote on Tremendous Tuesday 2024?
Republicans held primaries within the following states:Â
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- MaineÂ
- Massachusetts
- Minnesota
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- Tennessee
- TexasÂ
- Vermont
- Virginia
Republicans held caucuses within the following states:
Democrats held primaries within the following states:
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- Minnesota
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
Democrats held caucuses within the U.S. territory of American Samoa.
Iowa’s Democratic caucuses have been carried out fully by mail starting in January, with outcomes being launched on March 5 to adjust to the Democratic Nationwide Committee’s calendar.
Are Tremendous Tuesday states the identical each election cycle?
Within the case of main elections, the ultimate choices on the dates are decided by the state legislatures — together with these on Tremendous Tuesday. Every 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 might determine to carry maintain their main elections on the date of their alternative, however they run the chance of sanctions from the events. Caucuses are organized by state events, so state legislatures don’t play a job in these contests.
In response to Barbara Norrander, emeritus professor within the college of presidency and public coverage on the College of Arizona and the writer of the 1994 ebook “Tremendous Tuesday,” Tremendous Tuesday began in 1988 when southern states needed to coordinate to appoint a extra average candidate.Â
Since then, different states have joined the Tremendous Tuesday bandwagon. By shifting up their primaries and collaborating in Tremendous Tuesday, a state can have extra affect within the presidential election.Â
What number of delegates are up for grabs on Tremendous Tuesday?
There have been 865 Republican delegates up for grabs on Tremendous Tuesday. The Republican candidate wants 1,215 delegates out of two,429 to win the nomination.
Listed below are CBS Information’ GOP delegate estimates after Tremendous Tuesday:Â
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has since dropped out, has 9 delegates and Vivek Ramaswamy, who has additionally dropped out, has three delegates.Â
Democrats are vying for 1,420 delegates. The Democratic candidate wants 1,968 delegates to win, out of three,934 whole delegates. Right here is the Democratic delegate rely after Tremendous Tuesday:Â
Full listing of Tremendous Tuesday states and delegate counts for 2024
Listed below are the Republican delegates at stake by state:
- Alabama: 50Â
- 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
Listed below 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.Â