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Bernie Sanders had a rough going early Super Tuesday, losing to Hillary Clinton in every state except for his home state of Vermont well into the caucuses. Things picked up for him, though, as shortly Sanders won Colorado, it was reported that the Vermont senator would win Minnesota.
Sanders beat his competition by a fair margin in Colorado, with 58.4 percent to Clinton’s 40.8 percent. This projection came with 43 percent of the votes counted. Sanders also won Oklahoma, bringing his state count to four on Tuesday.
Still, it’ll be a tough climb for Sanders. He is trailing Clinton in total delegates 984 to 347. A candidate needs to amass 2,383 delegates to win the nomination.
Clinton had a great night, taking seven states as of 11:10 MST. Of the 12 states polling Tuesday, the former Secretary of State won in seven.
Registered Republican voters in Colorado were unable to have their voices heard in the usual caucus manner. Instead, GOP voters cast their votes for the delegate who would attend future meetings, rather than choosing a delegate who would be tied to a particular candidate.
On the other side of the aisle, Donald Trump came out victorious. He won most of the states’ GOP ballots with six wins.
Rounding out the polls were Ted Cruz, who won Texas and Oklahoma, and Marco Rubio, who won Minnesota. At this time, Alaska’s tallying has not began and Vermont is still too close to call on the Republican side.
Alaska did not have a Democratic caucus on Tuesday. Registered Democrats will participate in Alaska caucuses on March 26.
The candidate that wins Super Tuesday often goes on to win their party’s nomination.
