WASHINGTON, March 9 (UPI) — Donald Trump walked away with the most delegates on Tuesday for Republicans, while Hillary Clinton received the most for Democrats although Bernie Sanders won for an upset in Michigan.
Trump won 71 delegates on Tuesday after the Hawaii caucus and Idaho, Michigan and Mississippi primaries. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz received 56, Ohio Gov. John Kasich earned 17 and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio gained none.
Clinton received 87 and Sanders won 69 after the Michigan and Mississippi primaries on Tuesday.
Trump leads the Republican race with 446 total pledged delegates. Cruz is second with 347 pledged delegates, followed by Rubio’s 151 and Kasich’s 54.
For Republicans, 1,237 delegates are needed out of an available 1,899 to win the party’s nomination. The GOP will officially back its nominee at the Republican National Convention scheduled to begin July 28.
Clinton leads over Sanders with 759 pledged Democratic delegates over Sanders’ 546. When including super delegates — politicians and party leaders who can back any candidate and can change their mind at any time — Clinton leads with 1,220 presumed delegates to Sanders’ 571.
The media coverage of superdelegates has been increasingly criticized by the Sanders campaign and its supporters for allegedly making Clinton seem like the runaway winner and for painting the Sanders camp as a doomed effort.
For Democrats, the delegate results are not official until the Democratic National Convention, which is scheduled to begin July 25. The formality is due to the use of superdelegates, who can support any delegate whereas pledged delegates support the winner of a state’s primary. A Democrat needs a total of 2,383 delegates out of an available 3,393 to win the party’s nomination.
The media coverage of superdelegates has been increasingly criticized by the Sanders campaign and its supporters for allegedly making Clinton seem like the runaway winner and for painting the Sanders camp as a doomed effort.
For Republicans, eight more states will hold a primary or caucus on three different dates through March 22. There are 475 remaining Republican delegates up for grabs in those elections.
For Democrats, 11 more states will hold a primary or caucus through March 26. There are 991 remaining Democratic delegates in those contests.
