By: Alan Agundez Castillo
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Yesterday was Super Tuesday, one of the most important days in the presidential race, where a number of states held their primary elections. This day will pretty much show how the rest of the primaries will be .
Twelve states voted yesterday on Super Tuesday: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont and Virginia.
States That Voted | Republican Results | Democratic Results |
Alabama | 1.Trump 43.4%
2.Cruz 21.1% 3.Rubio 18.7% |
1.Clinton 77.8%
2.Sanders 19.2% |
Alaska | 1.Cruz 36.4%
2.Trump 33.5% 3.Rubio 15.1% |
Democratic Race for Alaska is on March 26,2016 |
Arkansas | 1.Trump 32.8%
2.Cruz 30.5% 3.Rubio 24.9% |
1.Clinton 66.3%
2.Sanders 29.7% |
Colorado | Republican Race for Colorado is scheduled for April 9, 2016 | 1.Sanders 58.9%
2.Clinton 40.4% |
Georgia | 1.Trump 38.8%
2.Rubio 24.4% 3.Cruz 23.6% |
1.Clinton 71.6%
2.Sanders 28.2% |
Massachusetts | 1.Trump 49.3%
2.Kasich 18.0% 3.Rubio 17.9% |
1.Clinton 50.1%
2.Sanders 48.7% 3.No prefrence 0.7% |
Minnesota | 1.Rubio 36.5%
2.Cruz 29.0% 3.Trump 21.3% |
1.Sanders 61.6%
2.Clinton 38.4% |
Oklahoma | 1.Cruz 34.4%
2.Trump 28.3% 3.Rubio 26.0% |
1.Sanders 51.9%
2.Clinton 41.5% |
Tennessee | 1.Trump 38.9%
2.Cruz 24.7% 3.Rubio 21.2% |
1.Clinton 66.1%
2.Sanders 32.4% |
Texas | 1.Cruz 43.8%
2.Trump 26.7% 3.Rubio 17.7% |
1.Clinton 65.2%
2.Sanders 33.2% |
Vermont | 1.Trump 32.7%
2.Kasich 30.4% 3.Rubio 19.3% |
1.Sanders 86.1%
2.Clinton 13.6% |
Virginia | 1.Trump 34.7%
2.Rubio 31.9% 3.Cruz 16.9% |
1.Clinton 64.3%
2.Sanders 35.2% |
(All information is from CNN)
Now, even though it was Super Tuesday, a lot can change in the next few months. The primaries officially end in June and many things could change course. Many people in the beginning of this race never knew who Bernie Sanders was and look at him now. He is starting to catch up to the popularity of Hillary Clinton.
However, I can’t say who would officially become the candidate for the Democrats because it is a tight race even though the results show differently. Many people were surprised that Sanders won Oklahoma, but many people knew that Hillary would win a lot of southern states.
Most of those states have voted, so what could happen now? Would Bernie Sanders win the rest of the states? Who knows.
For the Republicans, Trump has won the most states, but he didn’t win Texas, which wasn’t a big surprise. Many knew that Cruz would win that state. A name that may not be familiar is John Kasich. I don’t know him that well, but he is waiting for the Ohio primary to see if he wins his home state. If he doesn’t win Ohio, it could be a huge blow to his campaign.
One name you probably didn’t see was Ben Carson. That’s because he’s likely to drop out of the race. He has not been doing so hot.
Arizona votes for it primaries is on March 22, 2016. Mark that date on your calendars for those that are voting. This presidential race will be one that will go down in history.