Tuesday’s primaries and caucuses in 15 states and one territory are expected to bring President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump within striking distance of clinching their respective parties’ nominations, as more than one-third of all delegates will be awarded in the most consequential day of the 2024 primary season, known as Super Tuesday (this story will be updated as races are called).
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Alabama polls close at 8 p.m. ET in both the GOP and Democratic primaries.
Alaska polls close at 12 a.m. ET in the GOP primary.
Arkansas polls close at 8:30 p.m. ET in both the GOP and Democratic primaries.
California polls close at 11 p.m. ET in both the GOP and Democratic primaries.
Colorado polls close at 9 p.m. ET in both the GOP and Democratic primaries.
The Associated Press called the Iowa Democratic primary for Biden Tuesday shortly before 6 p.m., following a month of mail-in voting.
Maine polls close at 8 p.m. ET in both the GOP and Democratic primaries.
Massachusetts polls close at 8 p.m. ET in both the GOP and Democratic primaries.
Minnesota polls close at 9 p.m. ET in both the GOP and Democratic primaries.
North Carolina polls close at 7:30 p.m. ET in both the GOP and Democratic primaries.
Oklahoma polls close at 8 p.m. ET in both the GOP and Democratic primaries.
Tennessee polls close at 8 p.m. ET in both the GOP and Democratic primaries.
Texas polls close across most of the state at 8 p.m. ET in both the GOP and Democratic primaries.
Utah polls close at 10 p.m. ET in the Democratic primary and the GOP caucuses conclude at 11 p.m. ET.
Vermont polls close at 7 p.m. ET in both the GOP and Democratic primaries.
Virginia polls close at 7 p.m. ET in both the GOP and Democratic primaries.
Super Tuesday, traditionally a pivotal day for candidates competing in a contested primary, is not expected to deliver any surprises this year as Biden and Trump have no viable challengers and have been considered their parties’ expected nominees for months. Mathematically, neither candidate can reach the delegate threshold needed to clinch the nomination tonight, but they’re expected to come extremely close. Biden entered Super Tuesday with 206 of the 1,968 delegates needed to secure the Democratic nomination after winning the first four contests, while Trump had 273 of the 1,215 needed to win after victories in nine of 10 contests, compared to 43 delegates won by his sole remaining competitor in the race, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley. More than 850 delegates are at stake in tonight’s Republican primaries and 1,420 are up for grabs in the Democratic primaries.
Whether Haley will stay in the race past Super Tuesday. There are signs she will and signs she won’t. She has no campaign events scheduled after Tuesday, but her campaign said Monday it had already raised $1 million in the first few days of March, after raising $12 million in February, enough cash to keep her longshot candidacy going beyond Tuesday.
Voters in California will decide which two candidates, in a crowded primary field, will advance to the general election to fill the late Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s seat. Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff and former Dodgers first baseman Steve Garvey, a Republican, are leading in the latest Los Angeles Times poll, followed by Democratic Reps. Katie Porter and Barbara Lee—both members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. A Democrat is expected to handily win the seat in the general election, as California is a solidly blue state.