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[[File:VOA Super Tuesday multilingual sign.jpg|thumb|Sign for a polling station in English, Spanish, Vietnamese and Chinese in [[Houston]], [[Texas]], 2016]]

'''Super Tuesday''' is the [[United States presidential primary]] election day in February or March when the greatest number of [[U.S. state]]s hold [[Partisan primary|primary election]]s and [[caucus]]es. Approximately one-third of all [[Delegate (American politics)|delegates]] to the [[United States presidential nominating convention|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.

The particular states holding primaries on Super Tuesday have varied from year to year because each state selects its election day separate from one another.

Tuesday is the traditional day for elections in the United States. The phrase ''Super Tuesday''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://whytuesday.org/faq |title=Why Do We Vote On Tuesday? |publisher=Whytuesday.org |access-date=March 6, 2012 |archive-date=February 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200205014412/https://whytuesday.org/faq |url-status=live }}</ref> has been used to refer to presidential primary elections since at least 1976.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Oe1fAAAAIBAJ&pg=6816,3038734&dq=super-tuesday&hl=en |title=Ford, Carter head into crucial Super Tuesday |work=Lodi News-Sentinel |date=June 3, 1976 |access-date=March 6, 2012 |archive-date=March 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230305130704/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Oe1fAAAAIBAJ&pg=6816,3038734&dq=super-tuesday&hl=en |url-status=live }}</ref> It is an unofficial term used by journalists and political pundits.

==Background==
[[United States politics]] are dominated by two major political parties, the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] and [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]], which choose their presidential candidates in nominating conventions attended by delegates from states. [[State law]] determines how each party's delegates are chosen in each state by either a [[Partisan primary|primary election]] or a [[caucus]] and on what date those contests are held. [[State government]]s or state party organizations choose the date they want for their states' primary or caucus.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}{{dubious|date=February 2020}} 

With the broadened use of the modern presidential primary system, following the chaotic [[1968 Democratic National Convention]] in Chicago, states have tried to increase their influence in the nomination process.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}} One tactic has been to create geographic blocs to encourage candidates to spend time in a region.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}

One motivation for the creation of Super Tuesday has been [[United States presidential primary#Criticisms|criticism]] and [[United States presidential primary#Reform proposals|reform proposals of the current primary system]], many of which argue for creating a [[National Primary]] or a regional primary, such as the [[Rotating Regional Primary System]] adopted by the [[National Association of Secretaries of State]] in 1999, among [[United States presidential primary#Reform proposals|other proposals]].

==1980s==
===1984: Beginnings of Super Tuesday===
The 1984 primary season had three "Super Tuesdays".<ref name="Super Tuesday III">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,951168,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071102203118/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,951168,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 2, 2007 |title=Over the Top, Barely |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=June 18, 1984 |author=Ed Magnuson |access-date=March 6, 2012}}</ref> Decided on "Super Tuesday III" were delegates from five states: [[South Dakota]], [[New Mexico]], [[West Virginia]], [[California]] and [[New Jersey]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,951132-1,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081212010036/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,951132-1,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 12, 2008 |title=A Big Bicoastal Finale |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=June 4, 1984 |author=George J. Church |access-date=March 6, 2012}}</ref> The proportional nature of delegate selection meant that [[Walter Mondale]] was likely to obtain enough delegates on that day to win the nomination at the [[1984 Democratic National Convention]], no matter who actually won the states contested. [[Gary Hart]] maintained that unpledged [[superdelegate]]s that had previously announced support for Mondale would shift to his side if he swept the Super Tuesday III primary.<ref name="Hart Gaffe">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,926535,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080421091601/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,926535,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 21, 2008 |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=June 11, 1984 |author=Evan Thomas |title=Last Call, and Out Reeling |access-date=March 6, 2012}}</ref> 

Hart committed a ''faux pas'', insulting New Jersey shortly before the primary day. Campaigning in California, he remarked that while the "bad news" was that he and his wife Lee had to campaign separately, "[t]he good news for her is that she campaigns in California while I campaign in New Jersey." When his wife interjected that she "got to hold a [[koala|koala bear]]", Hart replied that "I won't tell you what I got to hold: samples from a [[toxic waste]] dump."<ref name="Hart Gaffe" /> While Hart won California, he lost New Jersey despite having led in polls by as much as 15 points.

Mondale secured the majority of delegates from the primaries, leading the way for him to take the Democratic presidential nomination.<ref name="Super Tuesday III"/> In the [[Republican Party presidential primaries, 1984|1984 Republican Party primaries]], incumbent President [[Ronald Reagan]] was the only candidate to secure delegates.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=55209 |title=US President - R Primaries Race - Feb 20, 1984 |publisher=Our Campaigns |access-date=August 25, 2015 |archive-date=December 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191222150013/https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=55209 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===1988: Southern states primary===
Proposals for holding the presidential primaries of southern states at once started in the 1970s in order to maintain and increase the region's influence in presidential elections. It would allow for a conservative [[favorite son]] candidate from the south to receive a lead in delegate totals and produce momentum for the other primaries. Other southern presidential candidates had fared poorly in the initial contests in Iowa and New Hampshire which allowed more liberal candidates to gain the nomination.{{sfn|Moreland|Steed|Baker|1991|p=3-4}}

Alabama, Florida, and Georgia designated the second Tuesday of March as the date for their presidential primaries and the Southern Legislative Conference lobbied other states to join. 864 Democratic and 564 Republican delegates came from the southern states in the 1988 primary.{{sfn|Moreland|Steed|Baker|1991|p=3-4}} [[Frank Fahrenkopf]], chair of the Republican National Committee, stated that "Southern Democrats intended Super Tuesday to be a way to moderate their party", but that "the Democrats have handed us a tremendous opportunity to win over the disaffected majority of their party".{{sfn|Moreland|Steed|Baker|1991|p=81}}

Southern politicians formed the [[Democratic Leadership Council]] and hoped to have Governor [[Chuck Robb]] or Senator [[Sam Nunn]] seek the presidential nomination, but both declined. [[Michael Dukakis]], [[Dick Gephardt]], [[Al Gore]] and [[Jesse Jackson]] campaigned in the Super Tuesday states. Gephardt and Gore were both southerners, Jackson sought the high percentage of black voters in the region, and Dukakis focused on Texas and Florida where he could receive the support of Hispanic and northerners.{{Sfn|Moreland|Steed|Baker|1991|p=5-6}} Jackson won a plurality of the southern delegates with 286  followed by Gore's 259. Seventy percent of Dukakis' 193 delegates from the south came from Florida and Texas, the only southern states he won.{{sfn|Moreland|Steed|Baker|1991|p=9-10}}

Four hundred and fifty one delegates were selected in the Democratic primary before Super Tuesday. Dukakis held 14.2% of the delegates, Gephardt held 10.4%, Jackson held 6.2%, Gore held 3.8%, and the remaining candidates or uncommitted were 65.4%. After Super Tuesday Dukakis held 27.8% of the 1,638 delegates selected so far, Jackson held 24.2%, Gore held 21.2%, Gephardt held 8.7%, and the remaining candidates and uncommitted held 18.1%.{{sfn|Hadley|Stanley|1989|p=21-22}}

One hundred and seventy four delegates were selected in the Republican primary before Super Tuesday. [[George H. W. Bush]] held 35.1% of these delegates, [[Bob Dole]] 34.5%, Kemp 20.1%, and the other candidates 10.4%. After Super Tuesday Bush held 73.5% of the 959 delegates selected so far with Dole holding 17%, Kemp 4.1%, and the remaining candidates 5.4%. Bush's victory in all but one state on Super Tuesday nearly secured him enough delegates to win the Republican presidential nomination.{{sfn|Hadley|Stanley|1989|p=21-22}} Bush won a majority of the vote in all southern states except for in three states, and received 85.7% of their delegates due to the primaries being winner-take-all.{{sfn|Moreland|Steed|Baker|1991|p=12-14}} [[Pat Robertson]]'s campaign was weakened following a defeat in South Carolina and Super Tuesday.{{sfn|Hadley|Stanley|1989|p=22}}

Dukakis and Gore spent $3 million on the Super Tuesday states while Gephardt spent $1.5 million. Jackson was critical of the expensive requirements of running a campaign in all of the states. His campaign spent $447,644 in total for Super Tuesday, but Jackson noted how adequate advertising time in a single station in Dallas for a week would cost around $300,000.{{sfn|Hadley|Stanley|1989|p=26-27}}

The Southern Legislative Conference reported that in the eight months prior to Super Tuesday, the four Democratic candidates spent an average of 75 days in the south, while the three Republican candidates spent an average of 51 days. Gore spent 121 days in the south. Jackson was the only candidate that spent more time in the south than in Iowa and New Hampshire.{{sfn|Moreland|Steed|Baker|1991|p=12-15}}

From 1996 to 2004, most of the Southern primaries were held the week after Super Tuesday, on a day dubbed "Southern Tuesday" by news commentators.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sherwood |first=Tom |date=April 17, 1986 |title=Virginia Passes 'Super Southern' Bill |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1986/04/17/virginia-passes-super-southern-bill/58c642ad-dd31-400b-8fd7-46715c8814f5/ |access-date=February 28, 2023 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |date=March 1, 2016 |title=The Failed Strategy That Created Super Tuesday |url=https://time.com/4234474/super-tuesday-history/ |access-date=February 28, 2023 |magazine=Time |language=en |archive-date=February 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230228023805/https://time.com/4234474/super-tuesday-history/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Putnam |first=Josh |title=On a Revisionist History of the 1988 Southern Super Tuesday |url=http://www.frontloadinghq.com/2016/03/on-revisionist-history-of-1988-southern.html |access-date=February 28, 2023 |archive-date=February 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230228023800/http://www.frontloadinghq.com/2016/03/on-revisionist-history-of-1988-southern.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
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! [[1988 Democratic Party presidential primaries|1988 Democratic primaries]] !! [[Michael Dukakis]] !! [[Al Gore]] !! [[Jesse Jackson]] !! [[Dick Gephardt]]
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| Number of states won on Super Tuesday || 8 || 6 || 5 || 1
|}

==1990s==
===1992===
In 1992, after losing earlier primaries, Democrat [[Bill Clinton]] won several Southern primaries on Super Tuesday en route to winning the [[Democratic Party presidential primaries, 1992|1992 Democratic presidential nomination]] and later the presidency. Incumbent George H. W. Bush faced opposition from [[Pat Buchanan]] in the [[Republican Party presidential primaries, 1992|Republican primaries that year]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=55213|title=Our Campaigns - US President - R Primaries Race - Feb 01, 1992|website=www.ourcampaigns.com|access-date=March 3, 2024|archive-date=December 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181212150917/https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=55213|url-status=live}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
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! [[1992 Democratic Party presidential primaries|1992 Democratic primaries]] !! [[Bill Clinton]] !! [[Paul Tsongas]]
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| Number of states won on Super Tuesday || 8 || 3
|}

===1996===
In 1996, Super Tuesday was on March 12. [[Bob Dole]] swept Super Tuesday en route to his bid for the [[Republican Party presidential primaries, 1996|1996 Republican presidential nomination]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/timeline.php?year=1996&f=0&off=0&elect=2|title=1996 Republican Primary Election Timeline|author=David Leip|access-date=March 2, 2016|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304123055/http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/timeline.php?year=1996&f=0&off=0&elect=2|url-status=live}}</ref> Clinton, the incumbent president, secured all the delegates in the [[Democratic Party presidential primaries, 1996|1996 Democratic primaries]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=55214 | title=US President - D Primaries - 1996 | work=Our Campaigns.com | access-date=March 10, 2008 | archive-date=May 16, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110516174935/http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=55214 | url-status=live }}</ref>

==2000s==
===2000===
In 2000, Super Tuesday was on March 7. Sixteen states held primaries on Super Tuesday, the largest presidential primary election day in U.S. history up to that point.{{citation needed|date=February 2016}} Approximately 81% of Democratic delegates and 18% of Republican delegates needed to secure nomination were up for grabs. Democrat [[Al Gore]] and Republican [[George W. Bush]] cemented their nomination bids with Super Tuesday victories, and both went on to win their parties' presidential nominations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/national.php?year=2000&f=0&off=0&elect=1|title=2000 Presidential Democratic Primary Election Results|author=David Leip|access-date=March 2, 2016|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304194713/http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/national.php?year=2000&f=0&off=0&elect=1|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/timeline.php?year=2000&f=0&off=0&elect=2|title=2000 Republican Primary Election Timeline|author=David Leip|access-date=March 2, 2016|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075411/http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/timeline.php?year=2000&f=0&off=0&elect=2|url-status=live}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
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! [[Republican Party presidential primaries, 2000|2000 Republican primaries]] !! [[George W. Bush]] !! [[John McCain]]
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| Number of states won on Super Tuesday || 9 || 4
|}

===2004: Mini-Tuesday===
[[File:Mini-Tuesday 2004.svg|thumb|Seven states held caucuses or primary elections on Mini-Tuesday in 2004. <span style="color:Blue;">'''Blue'''</span> denotes Democratic-only contests (4) and <span style="color:Purple;">'''Purple'''</span> represents states that held elections for both parties (3).]]
{{Main|Mini-Tuesday}}
[[File:Super Tuesday II 2004.svg|thumb|The states participating in primaries or caucuses on March 2, 2004|alt=US Map]]
In 2004, several states moved their presidential contests up to February 3, 2004, in order to increase the relative importance of their election results. Five states held primaries and two held caucuses and the day was eventually nicknamed ''Mini-Tuesday'' or Super Tuesday I by pundits. The traditional March Super Tuesday date, March 2, was christened Super Tuesday II, or just "Super Tuesday." The results of Mini-Tuesday had far-reaching implications for the [[Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2004|Democratic primaries]]. The [[Republican Party presidential primaries, 2004|Republican primaries]] were uncontested as incumbent President George W. Bush was the presumptive nominee.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
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! Democratic primaries !! [[John Kerry]] !! [[John Edwards]] !! [[Wesley Clark]] !! [[Howard Dean]]  !! [[Al Sharpton]] !! [[Joe Lieberman]] !! [[Dennis Kucinich]]
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| Number of states won on Mini-Tuesday || 6 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
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| Number of delegates won on Mini-Tuesday || 155 || 56 || 50 || 11 || 1 || 0 || 0
|}
{{Clear}}

===2008===
{{Main|Super Tuesday, 2008|Super Tuesday II, 2008|Potomac primary#2008}}
[[Image:Image-Super Duper Tuesday 2008.svg|thumb|Twenty-four states held [[caucus]]es or [[United States presidential primary|primary elections]] on [[Super Tuesday, 2008]]. <span style="color:Blue;">'''Blue'''</span> denotes Democratic-only contests (3), <span style="color:Red;">'''Red'''</span> illustrates Republican-only contests (2), and <span style="color:Purple;">'''Purple'''</span> represents states holding elections for both parties (19). Notes: [[American Samoa]] (not shown) is Democratic only.]]

To increase importance of their votes, 24 states with over half the delegates to the national conventions moved to change their primary dates to February 5, 2008, creating the largest "Super Tuesday" to date. Newswriters and political pundits noted that it would dwarf the Super Tuesday primaries in previous cycles.<ref name="ICABOASDTcnn"/> Because of its political magnitude, some pundits have variously dubbed it "Giga Tuesday", "Mega Giga Tuesday", "Tsunami Tuesday" or even "Super Duper Tuesday".<ref name="ICABOASDTcnn">{{cite news |last=Schneider |first=Bill |author-link=Bill Schneider (journalist) |title=It could all be over after 'Super Duper Tuesday' |publisher=CNN |url=http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/02/05/schneider.superduper.tuesday/index.html |date=February 7, 2007 |access-date=March 6, 2012 |archive-date=June 18, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070618214355/http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/02/05/schneider.superduper.tuesday/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

With only four states holding elections on the other Super Tuesday March 4, 2008, one pundit said "Super Tuesday isn't so super."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Skolnick |first=David |title=One Valley state legislator tried unsuccessfully to move the Ohio primary to February |newspaper=The Vindicator |place=[[Youngstown, Ohio]] |url=http://www4.vindy.com/content/local_regional/371130330062404.php |date=December 30, 2007 |access-date=March 7, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207171103/http://www4.vindy.com/content/local_regional/371130330062404.php |archive-date=February 7, 2012 }}</ref> [[File:Super Duper Tuesday 2008 II.svg|thumb|Four states held caucuses or primary elections on Super Tuesday II, 2008. Purple represents <span style="color:Purple;" class="">'''contests for both parties'''</span> (4).]] [[File:Potomac Primary 2008.svg|thumb|Potomac primary]]

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
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! Democratic primaries !! [[Barack Obama]] !! [[Hillary Clinton]]
|-
| Number of states won on Super Tuesday || 13|| 10
|-
| Number of delegates won on Super Tuesday || 847 || 834
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
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! Republican primaries !! [[John McCain]] !! [[Mitt Romney]] !! [[Mike Huckabee]] !! [[Ron Paul]]
|-
| Number of states won on Super Tuesday || 9 || 7 || 5 || 0
|-
| Number of delegates won on Super Tuesday || 511 || 176 || 147 || 10
|}
{{Clear}}

==2010s==
===2012===
{{Main|Super Tuesday, 2012}}
[[File:Super Tuesday 2012.svg|thumbnail|Super Tuesday states in 2012]]
Super Tuesday in 2012 took place on March 6, 2012, totaling 419 delegates (18.3% of the total) in 10 states in the [[Republican Party presidential primaries, 2012|Republican primaries]].<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Elections/2011/1102/Election-101-What-s-the-Republican-primary-calendar-for-2012/Super-Tuesday |title=Election 101: What's the Republican primary calendar for 2012? |journal=[[Christian Science Monitor]] |date=November 2, 2011 |access-date=March 6, 2012 |archive-date=December 14, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111214021153/http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Elections/2011/1102/Election-101-What-s-the-Republican-primary-calendar-for-2012/Super-Tuesday |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2012|Democratic primaries]] were mostly uncontested as incumbent President Barack Obama was the assured nominee.

The impact of Super Tuesday was lessened by [[Mitt Romney]]'s convincing victories preceding Super Tuesday. Frontrunner Romney was able to increase his lead significantly, with wins in six states and won over half the delegates at stake. Santorum's three wins, and a near-win in Ohio, allowed him to carry on as a candidate for another month.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
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! Republican primaries !! [[Mitt Romney]] !! [[Rick Santorum]] !! [[Newt Gingrich]] !! [[Ron Paul]]
|-
| Number of states won on Super Tuesday || 6 || 3 || 1 || 0
|-
| Number of delegates won on Super Tuesday <small>(OH 4 unalloc.)</small> || 225 || 89 || 80 || 21
|}
{{Clear}}

=== 2016: Super Tuesday I ===
{{Main|2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries#March 1, 2016: Super Tuesday|l1=2016 Democratic Super Tuesday primaries|2016 Republican Party presidential primaries#March 1, 2016: Super Tuesday|l2=2016 Republican Super Tuesday primaries}}
[[File:Super Tuesday 2016.svg|thumbnail|Super Tuesday by states and territories, 2016]]
[[File:Super Tuesday 2016 (Republican Party, results).svg|thumb|Super Tuesday 2016 (Republican Party, results)]]
[[File:Super Tuesday 2016 (Democratic Party, results).svg|thumb|Super Tuesday 2016 (Democratic Party, results)]]
Super Tuesday in the [[2016 United States presidential election|2016 presidential election]] was held on March 1, 2016. This date was dubbed the SEC Primary, since many of the participating states were represented in the U.S. [[Southeastern Conference]] for [[college athletics]] (five southern states).<ref>{{cite news|last1=Johnson|first1=Jenna|title=As 'SEC primary' takes shape, will presidential contenders show up?|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/as-sec-primary-takes-shape-will-presidential-contenders-show-up/2015/05/23/47f9c318-0137-11e5-805c-c3f407e5a9e9_story.html|access-date=October 28, 2015|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=May 23, 2015|quote=...[Georgia Secretary of State Brian P.] [[Brian P. Kemp|Kemp]] spearheads an effort to have a half-dozen or more Southern states hold their primaries on March 1 — right on the heels of the first-in-the-nation contests in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina. Kemp calls it the 'SEC primary,' a nod to the collegiate [[Southeastern Conference]]...|archive-date=August 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810073134/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/as-sec-primary-takes-shape-will-presidential-contenders-show-up/2015/05/23/47f9c318-0137-11e5-805c-c3f407e5a9e9_story.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Exclusive">{{cite magazine | url=https://time.com/4059030/republican-primary-calendar-2016-nomination-convention/ | title=EXCLUSIVE: TIME Guide to Official 2016 Republican Nomination Calendar | magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] | date=October 2, 2015 | access-date=November 17, 2015 | author=Miller, Zeke J. | archive-date=May 6, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506153727/https://time.com/4059030/republican-primary-calendar-2016-nomination-convention/ | url-status=live }}</ref>

The participating states included [[Alabama]], [[Arkansas]], [[Colorado]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], [[Massachusetts]], [[Minnesota]] (with caucuses), [[Oklahoma]], [[Tennessee]], [[Texas]], [[Vermont]], and [[Virginia]]. Additionally, Republican caucuses were held in [[Alaska]], [[North Dakota]], and [[Wyoming]].<ref name="Exclusive"/><ref name="auto">{{cite web | url = http://www.cbsnews.com/news/super-tuesday-2016-guide/ | title = Super Tuesday 2016: What you need to know | website = www.cbsnews.com | access-date = February 28, 2016 | archive-date = February 28, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160228111235/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/super-tuesday-2016-guide/ | url-status = live }}</ref> The territory of [[American Samoa]] held a Democratic caucus.<ref name="auto"/>

The Republican candidates could win about half of the 1,237 delegates needed to secure their party's presidential nomination. The two remaining Democrats were after 880 delegates, roughly one-third of those needed to win. The number of delegates from Texas is much greater than the other states: 155 for Republicans and 252 for Democrats.

The Democratic primaries and caucuses concluded with [[Hillary Clinton]] winning Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia, and [[Bernie Sanders]] winning Colorado, Minnesota, Oklahoma, and Vermont. Clinton received 486 delegates, and Sanders received 321.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/2016/primaries/2016-03-01|title=2016 Election: Super Tuesday – The Huffington Post|author=HuffPostPolitics|work=The Huffington Post|date=March 2, 2016|access-date=March 2, 2016|archive-date=March 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160302123807/http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/2016/primaries/2016-03-01|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Republican primaries and caucuses concluded with [[Donald Trump]] winning Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Vermont, and Virginia; [[Ted Cruz]] winning Alaska, Oklahoma, and Texas; and [[Marco Rubio]] winning Minnesota. [[John Kasich]] and [[Ben Carson]] were also in the election, but neither won any states. Results from the North Dakota and Wyoming caucuses were yet to be determined, as their delegates were not required to support the winners of those contests and can freely pledge to their preferred candidate during their respective state party conventions.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
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! [[Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2016|Democratic primaries]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Super Tuesday Results|work=The New York Times|date=November 6, 2018|url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results|access-date=March 3, 2017|archive-date=October 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161014222249/http://www.nytimes.com/elections/results|url-status=live}}</ref>!! [[Hillary Clinton]] !! [[Bernie Sanders]]
|-
| Number of states won on Super Tuesday || 7 || 4
|-
| Number of delegates won on Super Tuesday || 486 || 321
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! [[Republican Party presidential primaries, 2016|Republican primaries]]<ref>{{cite web |author=Mark Murray |url=https://twitter.com/mmurraypolitics/status/705141153998487552 |title=Mark Murray on Twitter: "Updated GOP Super Tuesday delegate totals: Trump 243 Cruz 220 Rubio 101 Kasich 21 Carson 3" |publisher=Twitter.com |access-date=January 14, 2020 |archive-date=February 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213035917/https://twitter.com/mmurraypolitics/status/705141153998487552 |url-status=live }}</ref>!! [[Donald Trump]] !! [[Ted Cruz]] !! [[Marco Rubio]] !! [[John Kasich]] !! [[Ben Carson]]
|-
| Number of states won on Super Tuesday || 7 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 0
|-
| Number of delegates won on Super Tuesday || 256 || 219 || 101 || 21 || 3
|}

Additionally, several third-party primaries were held on March 1. The [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian Party]] hosted [[Libertarian Party presidential primaries, 2016|its caucus]] in Minnesota, which was won by [[Gary Johnson]]. The [[Green Party of the United States]] hosted [[Green Party presidential primaries, 2016|two contests]], a primary in Massachusetts and a caucus in Minnesota, both of which were won by [[Jill Stein]].

=== 2016: Super Tuesday II ===
{{Main|2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries#Mid-March contests|l1=2016 Democratic Mid-March primaries|2016 Republican Party presidential primaries#March 15, 2016: Super Tuesday II|l2=2016 Republican Super Tuesday II primaries}}
[[File:Super Tuesday II Democratic results, 2016.svg|thumb|Super Tuesday II Democratic results]]
[[File:Super Tuesday II Republican results, 2016.svg|thumb|Super Tuesday II Republican results]]
March 15, 2016, was dubbed Super Tuesday II,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/florida-ohio-primaries-march-15-voting-campaign/2016/03/14/5c14965e-ea41-11e5-b0fd-073d5930a7b7_story.html|title=Super Tuesday II: Clinton sweeps Florida, Illinois, Ohio and North Carolina; Rubio quits after Trump wins Florida|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=March 16, 2016|date=March 16, 2016|archive-date=March 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315233920/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/florida-ohio-primaries-march-15-voting-campaign/2016/03/14/5c14965e-ea41-11e5-b0fd-073d5930a7b7_story.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-super-tuesday-2-pictures-20160315-photogallery.html|title=Super Tuesday II: Five states head to the polls|newspaper=[[The Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=March 16, 2016|date=March 16, 2016|archive-date=March 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316080341/http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-super-tuesday-2-pictures-20160315-photogallery.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-us-2016-35818651|title=US election 2016: Winners and losers on Super Tuesday II|website=[[BBC]]|access-date=March 16, 2016|date=March 16, 2016|archive-date=March 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316070258/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-us-2016-35818651|url-status=live}}</ref> Mega Tuesday,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/2016/03/11/470117672/heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-march-15-mega-tuesday-contests|title=Here's What You Need To Know About The March 15 'Mega Tuesday' Contests|date=March 11, 2016|work=NPR.org|last1=Montanaro|first1=Domenico|last2=Sprunt|first2=Barbara|access-date=April 4, 2018|archive-date=April 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180425232240/https://www.npr.org/2016/03/11/470117672/heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-march-15-mega-tuesday-contests|url-status=live}}</ref> or the Ides of March Primaries.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/03/15/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-primary-florida-ohio-editorials-debates/81844244/|title=The Ides of March Primaries|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|access-date=April 26, 2016|date=April 26, 2016|archive-date=April 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422001802/http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/03/15/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-primary-florida-ohio-editorials-debates/81844244/|url-status=live}}</ref> Five states held both Democratic and Republican primaries: Illinois, Florida, North Carolina, Ohio, and Missouri. Republican caucuses were also held in the Northern Marianas Islands. The Republican races were particularly significant as four of these, excepting the North Carolina primary, were the first in the cycle to use winner-takes-all voting systems. Republican contests held prior to March 14 were only permitted to use proportional systems. There were 697 delegates at stake for Democrats and 358 delegates for Republicans.

Some media sources referred to the contests on March 8 as Super Tuesday II,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bradner|first1=Eric|title=What to watch on Super Tuesday 2|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/08/politics/primary-election-what-to-watch/|website=[[CNN]]|access-date=March 9, 2016|date=March 8, 2016|archive-date=March 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309100423/http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/08/politics/primary-election-what-to-watch/|url-status=live}}</ref> where two states held Democratic contests and four states held Republican contests, and referred to the March 15 contests as Super Tuesday III.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bradner|first1=Eric|title=Your guide to Super Tuesday 3|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/14/politics/super-tuesday-march-15-guide-florida-illinois-ohio/|website=[[CNN]]|access-date=March 14, 2016|date=March 14, 2016|archive-date=March 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315035109/http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/14/politics/super-tuesday-march-15-guide-florida-illinois-ohio/|url-status=live}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! [[Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2016|Democratic primaries]] !! [[Hillary Clinton]] !! [[Bernie Sanders]]
|-
| Number of states won on Super Tuesday II || 5 || 0
|-
| Number of delegates won on Super Tuesday II || 347 || 246
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! [[Republican Party presidential primaries, 2016|Republican primaries]] !! [[Donald Trump]] !! [[John Kasich]] !! [[Ted Cruz]] !! [[Marco Rubio]]
|-
| Number of contests won on Super Tuesday II || 5 || 1 || 0 || 0
|-
| Number of delegates won on Super Tuesday II || 229 || 81 || 51 || 6
|}
{{Clear}}

==2020s==
===2020===
{{Main|Results of the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries#Super Tuesday|l1=Results of the 2020 Democratic Super Tuesday primaries|Results of the 2020 Republican Party presidential primaries#Super Tuesday (March 3, 2020)|l2=Results of the 2020 Republican Super Tuesday primaries}}

[[File:SuperTuesday2020.svg|thumbnail|Super Tuesday by states and territories, 2020]]
Super Tuesday was on March 3, 2020.<ref name="USPENst2020">{{cite web |title=2020 Primary Schedule |url=https://www.uspresidentialelectionnews.com/2020-presidential-primary-schedule-calendar/ |website=US Presidential Election News |access-date=April 24, 2019 |archive-date=February 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200211055943/https://www.uspresidentialelectionnews.com/2020-presidential-primary-schedule-calendar/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="ST2020">{{cite web |title=Super Tuesday 2020 |url=https://www.uspresidentialelectionnews.com/2020-presidential-primary-schedule-calendar/super-tuesday-2020/ |website=US Presidential Election News |access-date=April 24, 2019 |archive-date=July 13, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190713152716/https://www.uspresidentialelectionnews.com/2020-presidential-primary-schedule-calendar/super-tuesday-2020/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="CNNst">{{cite news |last1=Brownstein |first1=Ronald |title=The calendar is shifting Democratic influence in 2020 to voters of color |url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/19/politics/primary-calendar-democrats-influence/ |access-date=April 24, 2019 |work=[[CNN]] |date=February 19, 2019 |archive-date=February 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200214124312/https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/19/politics/primary-calendar-democrats-influence/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[2020 Alabama Democratic primary|Alabama]], [[2020 Arkansas Democratic primary|Arkansas]], [[2020 California Democratic presidential primary|California]], [[2020 Colorado Democratic primary|Colorado]], [[2020 Maine Democratic primary|Maine]], [[2020 Massachusetts Democratic primary|Massachusetts]], [[2020 Minnesota Democratic primary|Minnesota]], [[2020 North Carolina Democratic primary|North Carolina]], [[2020 Oklahoma Democratic primary|Oklahoma]], [[2020 Tennessee Democratic primary|Tennessee]], [[2020 Texas Democratic primary|Texas]], [[2020 Utah Democratic primary|Utah]], [[2020 Vermont Democratic primary|Vermont]], and [[2020 Virginia Democratic primary|Virginia]] all held their presidential primaries on that date.<ref name="USPENst2020" /><ref name="ST2020" /><ref name="CNNst" /><ref>{{Cite news|title=Who Will Win Big On Super Tuesday According to Facebook|work=CitizenNet, A Condé Nast Company|url=https://blog.citizennet.com/who-will-win-big-on-super-tuesday-according-to-facebook|access-date=October 9, 2020|archive-date=September 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920234348/https://blog.citizennet.com/who-will-win-big-on-super-tuesday-according-to-facebook|url-status=live}}</ref> [[2020 United States presidential caucuses in American Samoa#Democratic caucuses|American Samoa]] had its caucus that day. As a territory it did not participate in the general election in November. The [[2020 Democrats Abroad primary|Democrats Abroad primary]], for Democrats living outside of the United States, started voting on March 3, and concluded on March 10.<ref name="Democrats Abroad Presidential Primary">{{cite web |title=2020 Democratic Primary |url=https://www.democratsabroad.org/2020primary |publisher=Democrats Abroad |access-date=February 15, 2020 |archive-date=May 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506101541/https://www.democratsabroad.org/2020primary |url-status=live }}</ref> 1,357, or 34.1%, of the 3,979 pledged delegates to be awarded to the candidates in the [[2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries|Democratic primaries]] were allotted on Super Tuesday. 1,617 total delegates were available to be awarded to the candidates.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/what-states-vote-on-super-tuesday|title=Which states vote on Super Tuesday?|first=Andrew|last=O'Reilly|date=February 17, 2020|website=Fox News|access-date=February 18, 2020|archive-date=February 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200219125221/https://www.foxnews.com/politics/what-states-vote-on-super-tuesday|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Ballotpediast>{{cite web |title=Democratic delegate rules, 2020 |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Democratic_delegate_rules,_2020#Overview_of_Democratic_pledged_and_automatic_delegates_by_state |website=Ballotpedia |access-date=February 11, 2020 |archive-date=August 10, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190810080133/https://ballotpedia.org/Democratic_delegate_rules,_2020#Overview_of_Democratic_pledged_and_automatic_delegates_by_state |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=NYTdprimary>{{cite news |title= 2020 Delegate Count and Primary Calendar |url= https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/elections/delegate-count-primary-results.html |website= [[The New York Times]] |date= February 3, 2020 |access-date= February 11, 2020 |last1= Leatherby |first1= Lauren |last2= Almukhtar |first2= Sarah |archive-date= September 15, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200915033419/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/elections/delegate-count-primary-results.html |url-status= live }}</ref> This was driven in large part by the two [[List of states and territories of the United States by population|most populous states in the country]], California and Texas, allotting 415 and 228 delegates, respectively, on Super Tuesday.<ref name=Ballotpediast /><ref name=NYTdprimary /><ref>{{cite news |last1=Viser |first1=Matt |last2=Janes |first2=Chelsea |title=Joe Biden romps in Super Tuesday presidential contests |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/joe-biden-romps-in-super-tuesday-presidential-contests/2020/03/04/2feabad0-5d89-11ea-9055-5fa12981bbbf_story.html |access-date=March 4, 2020 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |language=en |archive-date=March 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200304184512/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/joe-biden-romps-in-super-tuesday-presidential-contests/2020/03/04/2feabad0-5d89-11ea-9055-5fa12981bbbf_story.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Joe Biden]] won Alabama, Arkansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. [[Bernie Sanders]] won California, Colorado, Utah, and his home state of Vermont. [[Michael Bloomberg]] won American Samoa. [[Elizabeth Warren]] and [[Tulsi Gabbard]] failed to win any contest.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! [[Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2020|Democratic primaries]] !! [[Joe Biden]] !! [[Bernie Sanders]]
|-
| Number of states won on Super Tuesday || 10 || 4
|-
| Number of delegates won on Super Tuesday || 726 || 505
|}

In the [[2020 Republican Party presidential primaries|Republican primaries]], incumbent President [[Donald Trump]] defeated challenger [[Bill Weld]] in the Super Tuesday Republican primaries. Among the Super Tuesday states, Trump was uncontested in Maine and Minnesota, as both the Maine and Minnesota state Republican parties left Weld off their ballots.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/elections/articles/2019-10-31/minnesota-gop-to-leave-trump-challengers-off-primary-ballot|title=Minnesota GOP to Leave Trump Challengers Off Primary Ballot|last=Hansen|first=Claire|work=[[U.S. News & World Report]]|date=October 31, 2019|access-date=November 10, 2019|archive-date=November 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191104214704/https://www.usnews.com/news/elections/articles/2019-10-31/minnesota-gop-to-leave-trump-challengers-off-primary-ballot|url-status=live}}</ref> The Virginia Republican Party went a step further and decided to cancel its primary altogether and select their delegates directly at its state party convention.<ref name=VArprimary>{{cite web|url=https://wtop.com/virginia/2020/02/virginia-2020-presidential-primary-voting-guide-everything-you-need-to-know/|title=Virginia 2020 presidential primary voting guide: Everything you need to know|date=February 17, 2020|work=WTOP|access-date=February 17, 2020|quote=The Virginia Republican Party has notified the Virginia Department of Elections it will not hold a primary on March 3. President Donald Trump is running for reelection and is expected to be officially selected as the state party’s nominee at a party convention.|archive-date=February 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218144429/https://wtop.com/virginia/2020/02/virginia-2020-presidential-primary-voting-guide-everything-you-need-to-know/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===2024===
{{See also|Results of the 2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries| Results of the 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries}}
Super Tuesday took place on March 5, 2024.<ref name="USPENst2024">{{cite web |title=The Complete 2024 Presidential Primary Schedule by State |url=https://www.uspresidentialelectionnews.com/2024-primary-schedule/ |website=Election Central |access-date=December 2, 2023 |archive-date=March 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331125748/https://www.uspresidentialelectionnews.com/2024-primary-schedule/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Iowa's Democratic mail-in caucus finished accepting votes on Super Tuesday as well.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wolf |first1=Zachary B. |last2=O'Kruk |first2=Amy |last3=Cohen |first3=Ethan |date=January 14, 2024 |title=Republican presidential nomination and delegates, explained |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/14/politics/republican-presidential-nomination-delegates-dg/index.html |publisher=[[CNN]] |accessdate=January 15, 2024 |archive-date=January 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240114175055/https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/14/politics/republican-presidential-nomination-delegates-dg/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> 865 of the Republican delegates were chosen in these primaries and caucuses, while Democrats chose 1,420.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shepard |first1=Steven |date=March 5, 2024 |title=A cheat sheet to the Super Tuesday results |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/05/super-tuesday-viewers-guide-00144867 |publisher=[[Politico]] |accessdate=March 5, 2024 |archive-date=March 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240305123559/https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/05/super-tuesday-viewers-guide-00144867 |url-status=live }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
|+Super Tuesday winners for the 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries
! [[Donald Trump]]
! [[Nikki Haley]]
! Ref
|-
|[[2024 Alabama Republican presidential primary|Alabama]]<br>[[2024 Alaska Republican presidential primary|Alaska]]<br>[[2024 Arkansas Republican presidential primary|Arkansas]]<br>[[2024 California Republican presidential primary|California]]<br>[[2024 Colorado Republican presidential primary|Colorado]]<br>[[2024 Maine Republican presidential primary|Maine]]<br>[[2024 Massachusetts Republican presidential primary|Massachusetts]]<br>[[2024 Minnesota Republican presidential primary|Minnesota]]<br>[[2024 North Carolina Republican presidential primary|North Carolina]]<br>[[2024 Oklahoma Republican presidential primary|Oklahoma]]<br>[[2024 Tennessee Republican presidential primary|Tennessee]]<br>[[2024 Texas Republican presidential primary|Texas]]<br>[[2024 Utah Republican presidential caucuses|Utah]]<br>[[2024 Virginia Republican presidential primary|Virginia]]
|[[2024 Vermont Republican presidential primary|Vermont]]
|<ref name="hillmarch5">{{cite web|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4511025-super-tuesday-scorecard-who-won-what/|title=Super Tuesday Scorecard: Who won what?|last1=Gans|first1=Jared|work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|date=March 5, 2024|accessdate=March 8, 2024}}</ref>
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
|+Super Tuesday winners for the 2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries
! [[Joe Biden]]
! [[Jason Palmer (politician)|Jason Palmer]]
! Ref
|-
|[[2024 Alabama Democratic presidential primary|Alabama]]<br>[[2024 Arkansas Democratic presidential primary|Arkansas]]<br>[[2024 California Democratic presidential primary|California]]<br>[[2024 Colorado Democratic presidential primary|Colorado]]<br>[[2024 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses|Iowa]]<br>[[2024 Maine Democratic presidential primary|Maine]]<br>[[2024 Massachusetts Democratic presidential primary|Massachusetts]]<br>[[2024 Minnesota Democratic presidential primary|Minnesota]]<br>[[2024 North Carolina Democratic presidential primary|North Carolina]]<br>[[2024 Oklahoma Democratic presidential primary|Oklahoma]]<br>[[2024 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary|Tennessee]]<br>[[2024 Texas Democratic presidential primary|Texas]]<br>[[2024 Utah Democratic presidential primary|Utah]]<br>[[2024 Vermont Democratic presidential primary|Vermont]]<br>[[2024 Virginia Democratic presidential primary|Virginia]]
|[[2024 American Samoa Democratic presidential caucuses|American Samoa]]{{Efn|Biden and Palmer both earned 3 delegates, but Palmer won the popular vote.}}
|<ref name="hillmarch5" />
|}

== See also ==
* [[List of Democratic Party presidential primaries]]
* [[List of Republican Party presidential primaries]]

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== Notes ==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Works cited==
* {{cite journal|last1=Hadley |first1=Charles |last2=Stanley |first2=Harold |title=Super Tuesday 1988: Regional Results and National Implications |journal=[[Publius (journal)|Publius]] |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |date=1989 |volume=19 |issue=3 |pages=19–37 |jstor=3330481 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/3330481}}
* {{cite book|editor-last1=Moreland |editor-first1=Laurence |editor-last2=Steed |editor-first2=Robert |editor-last3=Baker |editor-first3=Tod |title=The 1988 Presidential Election in the South: Continuity Amidst Change in Southern Party Politics |publisher=[[Greenwood Publishing Group|Praeger Publishers]] |date=1991 |url=https://archive.org/details/1988presidential0000unse |isbn=0275931455}}

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