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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Politics
Samuel Osborne

Super Tuesday live: Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton look to seal their road to the White House as 12 states vote on candidates

Today is Super Tuesday, when 12 US states will vote on who will represent them in the contest for the White House, in what is the most important date in the election calendar aside from polling day itself, on 8 November.

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The 12 states voting are: On Tuesday, the residents of 12 US states - Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Oklahoma,Tennessee, Texas, Vermont and Virginia – along with American Samoa  and Democratic voters living abroad, get to cast their vote in the primary election. Results for Wyoming's Republican caucuses will also be completed by the end of Super Tuesday, with counties having caucused in the weeks preceding the day itself.

A poll published on Monday morning put Mr Trump on 49 points nationally, ahead of all his rivals combined, the Democratic contest sits at 55-38 in favour of Ms Clinton.

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