Super Tuesday primaries, 2020

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Date: November 3, 2020

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Super Tuesday refers to the Tuesday in a presidential election year when the largest number of states and territories hold a presidential preference primary or caucus. In 2020, Super Tuesday will be held on March 3.

Fifteen jurisdictions and the Democrats Abroad are expected to hold a primary event on Super Tuesday.[1][2][3]


With both California and Texas—the two most populous states in the United States—holding their primaries on Super Tuesday, more than one third of the U.S. population is expected to vote on March 3.

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Map of Super Tuesday states

The following map shows which states are expected to hold a presidential preference vote on March 3, 2020. Primary dates are subject to change as states finalized their election calendar.

Historical overview of Super Tuesday results, 1984-2016

See also: Super Tuesday presidential primaries, 2016, Clinton's Super Tuesday, and Trump's Super Tuesday

The following table shows the Super Tuesday date, Super Tuesday winner by party, and presidential nominee by party for each presidential election from 1984 through 2016.[4]

The winner of 17 out of 18 Super Tuesdays between 1984 and 2016 won his or her party's nomination.

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