Party votes were held in the USA on Mar. 5 to select candidates for the presidential elections. According to preliminary Super Tuesday results, incumbent President Joe Biden and Donald Trump are winning in 15 states.
Super Tuesday results in the US
Trump leads in 12 of 15 states: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas, Tennessee and Virginia.
In Vermont, according to the results of the processing of 88% of the ballots, Donald Trump is gaining 46.8%. He is ahead of Nikki Haley with 49.3%.
Joe Biden leads in the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, and Virginia.
On the territory of American Samoa, Biden was overtaken by Jason Palmer.
Super Tuesday is the name given to the Tuesday in early February or March of the year of the US presidential election, when the most significant number of states hold primaries to elect delegates to the national conventions of the Democratic and Republican parties of the US, which, in turn, choose candidates for the post of president.
It is important to note that Trump has not yet won the Republican nomination. He needs at least 1,215 of the 2,429 delegates to win his party's nomination.
Democrats need 1,968 of the 3,934 delegates to win the nomination.
Republicans:
Trump: 936
Nikki Haley: 85
Democrats:
Biden: 1,312
Unfixed: 2
US presidential election
The 60th presidential election in US history will occur on Nov. 5, 2024. Americans will elect the 47th president.
Probable nominees for the post of Joe Biden are 81 years old, Donald Trump is 77 years old.
According to Voice of America and the Associated Press-NORC (National Opinion Research Center) results, voters distrust both candidates.
Over 50 per cent of poll respondents said Trump "lacks the memory and acumen to do the job," while Biden had little or no confidence in his ability to serve effectively.
