Donald Trump wins Republican primary in Arkansas

Trump led in polls across most of the Super Tuesday states, while Clinton had a wide lead in southern battlegrounds in particular.

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders rallied Tuesday night in Vermont, just as Super Tuesday polls closed and exit poll results flooded in.

But the biggest electoral prize of this hour is Georgia.

On the GOP side, early poll closings will give an indication as to whether Marco Rubio has been able to close the gap against Trump.

Collectively, the Super Tuesday contests mark the biggest day of primary season voting to date.

In November, Republican presidential candidate Sen. But Cruz was getting the lion’s share of support from voters looking for someone “very conservative”.

Tuesday won’t push anyone over the top, but it could create a nearly-insurmountable lead for front-runners Clinton and Trump.

Mrs Clinton also addressed Donald Trump’s rhetoric in her speech, saying: “The stakes in this election have never been higher and the rhetoric we’re hearing on the other side has never been lower”.

Kasich, who tightly battled Trump in Vermont, said he “absolutely exceeded expectations” during an appearance in Mississippi.

States holding voting contests in both parties Tuesday are Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont and Virginia.

Mr Trump could not resist taking swipes at Mr Rubio, who he dubbed “the little senator”.

Trump was seeking to sweep the South, which would be a massive blow for Cruz.

At 9 p.m. ET, Texas polls will close – the delegate-rich crown jewel of the evening.

Mrs Clinton’s rival Bernie Sanders won his home state of Vermont. The Associated Press and NBC news are projecting that Sanders will win Oklahoma, a hotbed of prairie populism.

But Sanders supporters remain optimistic, pointing out that nationally, the race is a matter of the number of delegates their candidate can garner on Tuesday.

So far, Trump has won Alabama, Georgia, Massachussetts, and Tennessee, according to the AP.

In all, 865 delegates are at stake in 11 states. In addition, Republicans in Alaska will hold Caucuses, with Democrats caucusing in Colorado.

It is true that in a general election, Clinton could have a more hard time winning the same states that she did on Super Tuesday.

“By the end of tonight, we are going to win many hundreds of delegates”, he told a roaring, adoring crowd in his home state.