Trump, Clinton win big on Super Tuesday
March 2, 2016
They failed to sweep the entire map, but Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton walked away on Super Tuesday with the most wins on each side.
Trump and Clinton both won seven states, while Ted Cruz won three, including his home state of Texas. Marco Rubio picked up his first win in Minnesota and Bernie Sanders was able to edge out victory in four states.
All of states have been called and results are below:
Alabama GOP:
- Donald Trump – 43 percent
- Ted Cruz – 21 percent
- Marco Rubio – 19 percent
- Ben Carson – 10 percent
- John Kasich – 4 percent
Alabama Democrats:
- Hillary Clinton – 78 percent
- Bernie Sanders – 19 percent
Alaska GOP:
- Ted Cruz – 36 percent
- Donald Trump – 34 percent
- Marco Rubio – 15 percent
- Ben Carson – 11 percent
- John Kasich – 4 percent
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin endorsed Trump in Ames at Iowa State, but Cruz was still able to edge out a narrow victory.
Arkansas GOP:
- Donald Trump – 33 percent
- Ted Cruz – 31 percent
- Marco Rubio – 25 percent
- Ben Carson – 6 percent
- John Kasich – 4 percent
Arkansas Democrats:
- Hillary Clinton – 66 percent
- Bernie Sanders – 30 percent
Colorado Democrats:
- Bernie Sanders – 59 percent
- Hillary Clinton – 40 percent
Georgia GOP:
- Donald Trump – 39 percent
- Ted Cruz – 24 percent
- Marco Rubio – 24 percent
- Ben Carson – 6 percent
- John Kasich – 6 percent
Georgia Democrats:
- Hillary Clinton – 71 percent
- Bernie Sanders – 28 percent
Massachusetts GOP:
- Donald Trump – 49 percent
- Marco Rubio – 18 percent
- John Kasich – 18 percent
- Ted Cruz – 10 percent
- Ben Carson – 3 percent
Massachusetts Democrats:
- Hillary Clinton – 50 percent
- Bernie Sanders – 49 percent
Minnesota GOP:
- Marco Rubio – 37 percent
- Ted Cruz – 29 percent
- Donald Trump – 21 percent
- Ben Carson – 7 percent
- John Kasich – 6 percent
Minnesota marks Rubio’s first win of the nominating contests.
Minnesota Democrats:
- Bernie Sanders – 62 percent
- Hillary Clinton – 38 percent
Oklahoma GOP:
- Ted Cruz – 34 percent
- Donald Trump – 28 percent
- Marco Rubio – 26 percent
- Ben Carson – 6 percent
- John Kasich – 4 percent
Oklahoma Democrats:
- Bernie Sanders – 52 percent
- Hillary Clinton – 42 percent
Tennessee GOP:
- Donald Trump – 39 percent
- Ted Cruz – 25 percent
- Marco Rubio – 21 percent
- Ben Carson – 8 percent
- John Kasich – 5 percent
Tennessee Democrats:
- Hillary Clinton – 66 percent
- Bernie Sanders – 32 percent
Texas GOP:
- Ted Cruz – 44 percent
- Donald Trump – 27 percent
- Marco Rubio – 18 percent
- Ben Carson – 4 percent
- John Kasich – 4 percent
Texas Democrats:
- Hillary Clinton – 65 percent
- Bernie Sanders – 33 percent
Vermont GOP:
- Ted Cruz – 33 percent
- John Kasich – 30 percent
- Marco Rubio – 19 percent
- Ted Cruz – 10 percent
- John Kasich – 4 percent
Vermont Democrats:
- Bernie Sanders – 86 percent
- Hillary Clinton – 14 percent
Vermont is Sanders’ home state.
Virginia GOP:
- Donald Trump – 35 percent
- Marco Rubio – 32 percent
- Ted Cruz – 17 percent
- John Kasich – 9 percent
- Ben Carson – 6 percent
Virginia Democrats:
- Hillary Clinton – 64 percent
- Bernie Sanders – 35 percent
Results source: The New York Times.
DELEGATES:
Candidates may declare victory, but the delegate count is important at this point. The eventual Republican nominee needs 1,237 to secure the nomination while the Democrat needs 2,383.
Here is the updated delegate count after Super Tuesday, including Super Delegates on the Democratic side.
GOP:
- Donald Trump – 316
- Ted Cruz – 226
- Marco Rubio – 106
- John Kasich – 25
- Ben Carson – 8
Democrats:
- Hillary Clinton – 1,034
- Bernie Sanders – 408
Delegate source: Associated Press.