He is getting closer and closer to the inauguration. Donald Trump, the big favorite in the Republican primaries for the US presidential election, won the polls in twelve states on Tuesday, March 5th, according to partial results from the AP agency. Around fifteen states and one territory were called to vote on the future candidates of the Republican and Democratic parties on the traditional “Super Tuesday”. After this election day, Donald Trump now has 923 delegate votes, compared to 86 for his rival Nikki Haley. The results are still awaited in several states, including Alaska, where the last vote was on Tuesday. Follow our live stream.
A surprise win for Nikki Haley. At just 86 According to delegates, the former governor of South Carolina is clearly behind Donald Trump. However, she denied him the Grand Slam and won a surprise victory in the small state of Vermont. She has not yet responded to these results, while many observers speculate about a possible waiver.
Donald Trump already sees himself as the party's candidate. The billionaire, who was already well ahead of his rival before Super Tuesday, only needs a few delegate votes to receive the Republican Party's nomination. His team estimates he will reach the 1,215-vote threshold before the end of March. On Tuesday evening, he greeted his supporters gathered at his residence in Mar-a-Lago, Florida, “a wonderful evening, an incredible day.”
Joe Biden wins almost every Democratic vote. Not surprisingly, the outgoing president won easy victories in all states that voted on the Democratic side, according to the first results reported by the AP overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday. On the other hand, Jason Palmer, a famous unknown, won in American Samoa, an archipelago in the Pacific.