WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW | SUPER TUESDAY
- Super Tuesday will take place on Tuesday, March 3, 2020.
- Super Tuesday refers to the day in the 2020 primary cycle when the largest number of states and territories hold a primary or caucus.
- Fourteen states and one territory are holding a primary event on Super Tuesday:
- Alabama, American Samoa, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and Virginia.
- California and Texas are the two most populous states in the United States, and both hold their primaries on Super Tuesday.
- California Democrats will award 415 pledged delegates.
- California also is allocated 79 superdelegates.
- Texas Democrats will award 228 pledged delegates.
- Texas also is allocated 34 superdelegate
- After Super Tuesday, a little more than one third (38%) of pledged delegates will be awarded.
- Currently, based off polling and delegates allocated, it is more likely than not that no one will have 1,991 delegates on the first ballot in Milwaukee.
2020 Democratic delegate rules
- The Democratic National Convention will be held July 13-16 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
- In 2020, there are 4,750 delegates.
- 3,979 pledged delegates
- 771 superdelegates
- To win the Democratic nomination, a presidential candidate must receive support from a majority of the pledged delegates on the firstballot.
- 1,991 pledged delegates
- Under the current DNC rules, if the convention is contested and goes to second ballot or more, superdelegates will be able to vote.
- In this scenario, a candidate must receive majority support from all delegates—more than 2,375 votes.
Pledged delegate count as of today
Pledged delegate count as of today
Sanders – 60
Biden – 53
Mayor Pete – 26
Warren – 8
Klobuchar – 7