Sixteen states and one U.S. territory held presidential primaries/caucuses on Tuesday. Donald Trump and President Joe Biden dominated the day in their respective parties. And, on Wednesday, Nikki Haley announced the suspension of her presidential campaign.
Super Tuesday, which always takes place on the first Tuesday in March of a presidential election year, sets the tone for the first round of presidential voting — primaries/caucuses. Historically, many states choose to hold their primaries/caucuses on this day.
States’ intentions become clear and eager citizens glimpse who might be chosen as the final Republican and Democrat candidates for the 2024 election on Super Tuesday.
2024 Super Tuesday highlights
Thirteen states held primaries for both Republicans and Democrats.
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- Minnesota
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Vermont
- Virginia
Utah also held a Democrat primary.
The Republican Party conducted caucuses in Alaska and Utah. While the Democrat party ran a caucus in the U.S. territory American Samoa.
Republican Party
Trump managed to win the majority of votes/delegates in every state except for Vermont, which went to Haley. Out of over 800 possible delegates, Trump finished the day with over 700. Combine Super Tuesday’s results with previous primaries/caucuses and Trump is sitting at over 1,000 delegates.
To secure the Republican nominee position, Trump needs to claim half (1,215) of the Republican delegates.
After her near-complete defeat on Tuesday, Haley announced the suspension of her presidential campaign on Wednesday morning. This leaves Trump as the only major Republican candidate in the 2024 election.
Democrat Party
Biden won every state’s election but lost to Jason Palmer in the U.S. territory, American Samoa. The loss is small. After Super Tuesday, Biden remains the only Democrat candidate with delegates. (This is due to the Democrat Party’s use of the delegate proportional method across all states.) Biden needs an additional 200 delegates to secure the projected Democrat nomination