WASHINGTON— Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton swept through the South on Super Tuesday, with the front-runners claiming victory in their parties’ primaries in delegate-rich Georgia, Tennessee and Virginia. Clinton also carried Texas, the night’s biggest prize.
On the Republican side, Ted Cruz won his home state of Texas, as well as neighboring Oklahoma. Democrat Bernie Sanders picked up a home-state win as well, in Vermont, and won in Oklahoma, too.
Still, the night belonged to Trump and Clinton, who turned the busiest day of the 2016 primaries into a showcase of their strength with a wide swath of American voters.
“What a Super Tuesday,” Clinton exclaimed during a victory rally.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton makes a campaign stop at at the Midtown Global Market in Minneapolis on Super Tuesday, March 1, 2016. Jim Gehrz/Star Tribune via AP
