WASHINGTON — One of the biggest days of the presidential primary campaign is Tuesday, as voters across several states pick their favored primary candidate during Super Tuesday.
Super Tuesday refers to the day when 16 states and the U.S. territory of the American Samoa vote for a primary candidate ahead of November's general election.
About a third of all delegates will be up for grabs. For Republicans, 874 delegates — or 36% — of the party's 2,429 delegates are at stake.
On the Democratic side, 1,439 of the party's 3,979 delegates hang in the balance — about 30%.
For Democrats, President Joe Biden is all but assured to sweep the Super Tuesday states. The incumbent president faces two longshot primary opponents who've yet to crack low single digits against him, Democratic Minnesota congressman Dean Phillips and self-help author Marianne Williamson, who revived her campaign after receiving a surprise 3% of the Michigan primary vote.
In the Republican matchup, former President Donald Trump has a commanding lead over his onetime U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley. So far, he has beat her in most primary contests, including in her home state of South Carolina.
But Haley has vowed to stay in the race, even as polls continue to show Trump maintaining a significant lead over her. Two days before Super Tuesday, Haley tallied her first victory of the 2024 campaign by winning the Republican primary in the District of Columbia.
What time do polls close in each state for Super Tuesday?
Alabama: 7 p.m. CST
Alaska: 8 p.m. AKT
Arkansas: 7:30 p.m. CST
California: 8 p.m. PST
Colorado: 7 p.m. MST
Iowa: Democrats in Iowa changed its presidential nominating contest to a preference vote conducted by mail with results released on the evening of Super Tuesday.
Maine: 8 p.m. EST
Massachusetts: 8 p.m. EST
Minnesota: 8 p.m. CST
North Carolina: 7:30 p.m. EST
Oklahoma: 7 p.m. CST
Tennessee: 7-8 p.m. EST (Varies by location)
Texas: 7 p.m. CST
Utah: 8 p.m. MST
Vermont: 7 p.m. EST
Virginia: 7 p.m. EST
American Samoa: 6 p.m. ST