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| − | '''Super Tuesday''' is the day in the presidential [[primary]] when the most [[delegate]]s are decided based on the votes cast in party primaries. In 2012, '''Super Tuesday''' is on March 6, when these states award a total of more than 400 delegates for the [[Presidential Election 2012]]: | + | '''Super Tuesday''' is the day in the presidential [[primary]] when the most [[delegate]]s are decided based on the votes cast in party primaries. |
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| − | *[[Alaska]] ([[caucus]])
| + | It is one of the most important dates on the U.S. political calendar. |
| − | *[[Georgia]] (primary)
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| − | *[[Idaho]] (caucus)
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| − | *[[Massachusetts]] (primary)
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| − | *[[North Dakota]] (caucus)
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| − | *[[Ohio]] (primary)
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| − | *[[Oklahoma]] (primary)
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| − | *[[Tennessee]] (primary)
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| − | *[[Vermont]] (primary)
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| − | *[[Virginia]] (primary)
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| − | The biggest prize before June, [[Texas]], will not hold its primary until sometime in April, depending on the outcome of its unresolved redistricting. | + | The day is in February or March<ref>https://www.britannica.com/topic/Super-Tuesday</ref><ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/01/us/politics/super-tuesday-when-states.html</ref> - 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. |
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| | + | 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. |
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| | + | 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.<ref>https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/02/17/what-is-super-tuesday-2024-presidential-primary/72640995007/</ref> |
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| | + | ==2024== |
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| | + | In 2024, '''Super Tuesday''' was on March 5<ref>[https://www.fox29.com/election/super-tuesday-election-results-by-state-2024 Live: Super Tuesday election results, state by state], ''FOX 5 DC'', Mar 5, 2024</ref> in these States: |
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| | + | *Alabama |
| | + | *Alaska |
| | + | *Arkansas |
| | + | *California |
| | + | *Colorado |
| | + | *Maine |
| | + | *Massachusetts |
| | + | *Minnesota |
| | + | *North Carolina |
| | + | *Oklahoma |
| | + | *Tennessee |
| | + | *Texas |
| | + | *Utah |
| | + | *Vermont |
| | + | *Virginia |
| | + | *American Samoa |
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| | + | Whereby Trump swept through with victory. |
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| | + | ==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]]: |
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| | + | *Alabama |
| | + | *American Samoa |
| | + | *Arkansas |
| | + | *California |
| | + | *Colorado |
| | + | *Democrats living abroad |
| | + | *Maine |
| | + | *Massachusetts |
| | + | *Minnesota |
| | + | *North Carolina |
| | + | *Oklahoma |
| | + | *Tennessee |
| | + | *Texas |
| | + | *Utah |
| | + | *Vermont |
| | + | *Virginia |
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| | == Super Tuesday 2008 == | | == Super Tuesday 2008 == |
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| − | In 2008, '''Super Tuesday''' was February 5, 2008. [[Democrat]] [[Hillary Clinton]] and [[Republican]] [[John McCain]] emerged with the most delegates. Here are the state-by-state results of Super Tuesday in 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: |
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| − | [[category:United States Presidential Elections]] | + | [[Category:United States Presidential Elections]] |
| | + | ==References== |
| | + | {{Reflist}} |