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US election 2016: Hillary Clinton 'to win Georgia and Virginia' | US election 2016: Hillary Clinton 'to win Georgia and Virginia' |
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Hillary Clinton is projected to win the US states of Georgia and Virginia in the Democratic race for the White House, exit polls show. | Hillary Clinton is projected to win the US states of Georgia and Virginia in the Democratic race for the White House, exit polls show. |
Her rival, Bernie Sanders, has clinched his home state of Vermont, as the first "Super Tuesday" results come in. | Her rival, Bernie Sanders, has clinched his home state of Vermont, as the first "Super Tuesday" results come in. |
For the Republicans, front-runner Donald Trump won Georgia but Vermont and Virginia are too close to call. | |
The New York billionaire is expected to win most of the 11 states voting on Super Tuesday. | |
It is the biggest single day for both parties to select their party nominees ahead of the 8 November presidential election. | |
Early exit polls show Mr Trump and Ohio Governor John Kasich leading the Republican field in Vermont. Meanwhile, Marco Rubio and Donald Trump are neck and neck in Virginia. | |
Results from the remaining eight states are expected in the coming hours. | |
Voters have been casting their ballots across the country, from Massachusetts and Virginia on the east coast to Texas and all the way to Alaska. | |
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and real estate mogul Donald Trump entered Super Tuesday as the favourites to win the vast majority of states for their respective parties. | |
Mr Trump has stunned the Republican establishment to become the party's front-runner. Despite his controversial policies on immigration, the former reality TV star has been consistently polling well above his rivals - Ted Cruz, Mr Rubio, Mr Kasich and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson. | |
On the Democratic side, Mrs Clinton had already secured three wins in the first four early-voting states and has led significantly among blocs of black voters there. | |
Bernie Sanders is hoping to win in four other states on Tuesday - Massachusetts, Oklahoma, Minnesota and Colorado. |