Published 14:44 IST, March 4th 2020

Super Tuesday: Here are all the results of Democratic primaries

The Super Tuesday is deemed huge for the US elections when the greatest number of US states hold primary elections, here are results for Democratic primaries.

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Super Tuesday is deemed huge for United States elections when greatest number of US states hold primary elections and caucuses. This year,  candidates in race for White House competed for 14 states on March 3 and former US Vice President emerged as conquerer for Democrats by winning in nine states including Texas while Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders won in only four. However, after Super Tuesday, Democrats who h featured more than a half dozen candidates last week turned into a two-man contest between Biden and Sanders. Both have starkly different views regarding future of United States of America.  

Alabama, Arkansas, California, Coloro, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, rth Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia selected ir primary and caucuses winners for Democrats on Super Tuesday. Here are all latest updates that gave a new shape to Democratic presidential race. 

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Texas and Alabama

Being Super Tuesday's second-biggest contest, Biden claimed victory in Democratic primary in Texas. It was also one of most surprising wins for former US VP as Sanders h hoped to win in state which has a large Lati population. Texas has 228 delegates and it still remains unclear how many state delegates will be rewarded to each candidate. 

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With population of nearly 50 lakhs, souastern US state chose Joe Biden who took 63.2 per cent of vote share among 58 available candidates. 

California and Arkansas

Sanders who is a self-proclaimed socialist took home biggest prize of Super Tuesday and won in California as polls began to close. state has 415 delegates and Vermont Senator's victory has ensured that he and his embrace of democratic socialism would drive Democrats' mination fight for foreseeable future. He took 30.7 per cent of voting share leing Biden who mand to get 21.5 per cent of votes. Arkansas declared Joe Biden as winner with 40.4 per cent of vote share and has only 31 delegates available. 

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Coloro and Maine 

rth Hampshire, Iowa and Neva winner in Democratic primary, Sanders won in Coloro with 36. 1 per cent share and 66 delegates available. Maine which tops nation with reportedly 96.9 per cent white population, chose Joe Biden and gave 33.9 per cent share of votes. 

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Massachusetts and Minnesota 

Both in Minnesota and Massachusetts Democratic primary, Joe Biden won that have 75 and 99 delegates available. According to time polls were closing one by one, Minnesota h become Biden's 6th state. However, according to reports, he was t polling well re a week ago, but apparently last-minute endorsement of Amy Klobuchar fuelled his victory. Klobuchar h left Democratic presidential race just a day before Super Tuesday. 

rth Carolina and Oklahoma 

rth Carolina and Oklahoma having 110  and 37 delegates respectively also declared Joe Biden winner in ir Democratic primary in Super Tuesday. According to reports, about three out of four Democratic primary voters in California, Texas, Virginia and rth Carolina said new dely coronavirus was a factor in ir vote. 

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Tennessee and Utah

As Sanders was expressing his confidence in Vermont, US networks h called Utah for Senator with 34. 6 per cent share of votes with 29 delegates. In Tennessee, Joe Biden again claimed triumph where several polling locations h stayed open late after tornoes ripped through state early Tuesday morning. 

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Vermont and Virginia

Sanders and his wife h voted in ir home state of Vermont where he won Democratic primary. US Senator also told crowd of reporters outside polling place in Burlington that his campaign was about defeating Republican US President Donald Trump who is “most dangerous president in modern history of country”. 

US networks called for Joe Biden as winner immediately after polls closed in Virginia. According to reports, Virginia was being watched as a bellwer state which tritionally a swing state but as moved more reliably Democratic in recent years. former US VP took away 53.3 per cent votes in Virginia and emerged as winner of a total of nine primaries at end of Super Tuesday. 

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(With AP inputs)

14:44 IST, March 4th 2020