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| US election 2016: Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump rack up early wins | |
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| Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump are both projected to win four states in early exit polls in the race for US presidential nomination. | |
| They both clinched Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee for their respective parties. Mrs Clinton took Virginia while Mr Trump is leading in Massachusetts. | |
| Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders has won his home state of Vermont. | |
| Super Tuesday sees 11 states voting on the biggest single day 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. | 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 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
| Both Senators Cruz and Rubio have ramped up their anti-Trump rhetoric over the past week, in a bid to halt his commanding lead in the race. The outcome of Super Tuesday will be critical for both candidates to remain the race. | |
| 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. | 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 has put up an unexpectedly strong challenge against the former secretary of state after his sweeping victory in New Hampshire last month. | |
| The Vermont senator and self-described democratic socialist is hoping to win in several other states on Tuesday such as Massachusetts, Oklahoma and Minnesota. | |
| Addressing cheering supporters at his victory speech in Vermont on Tuesday, Mr Sanders aimed a jibe at the Republican front-runner saying: "We are not going to let the Donald Trumps of the world divide us." | |
| Super Tuesday is pivotal in the presidential nomination race, with nearly a quarter of the 2,472 Republican delegates are up for grabs and some 20% of all delegates for the Democrats. | |
| What's so super about Super Tuesday? | |
| Follow the primaries race with the delegate tracker, provided by the Associated Press (AP) |