Joe Biden, the 47th vice president of the United States, was the featured guest for the Tom Johnson Lectureship at the LBJ Presidential Library on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017. 10/03/2017 LBJ Library photo by Jay Godwin
On Monday we posted a rundown from Fox News of the Super Tuesday state contests. Here’s a brief rundown of what happened in each.
FN: Alabama: The state holds an open primary, with 52 pledged delegates being awarded on a proportional basis.
Joe Biden won every county in Alabama with 63.2% of the vote statewide. Biden was powered into the win by the state’s black voters. Bernie Sanders followed in second place with 16.6%.
FN: American Samoa: The territory holds an open caucus, with the territory awarding six delegates on the basis of the results of the caucuses.
After spending half a billion dollars in the primary so far, Michael Bloomberg won only American Samoa, with 49.9% of the territory’s votes. He collected five delegates from the territory. Tulsi Gabbard came in second, with 29.3% of the vote, and earned one delegate, which could qualify her to participate in the next Democratic debate.
FN: Arkansas: The state holds an open primary, with the 31 delegates being awarded on a proportional basis.
Joe Biden won big in Arkansas, taking 40.5% of the vote in the state, and winning the big prize of Little Rock, and every county but one. Bernie Sanders won Washington County in the state’s northwest.
FN: California: The state holds a semi-closed primary – meaning only Democrats and unaffiliated voters can cast a ballot, with the 415 delegates being awarded on a proportional basis.
California was the biggest prize on Super Tuesday, and Bernie Sanders won the state, including all but five counties. However, Sanders didn’t quite win as many votes as expected. Joe Biden came on strong at the end but was forced to share votes with some of his competitors who had already dropped out of the race and endorsed him, with Amy Klobuchar winning 3.4% of the state’s Democratic votes, and Pete Buttigieg winning 6.8%. Tom Steyer, who also is not running anymore, won 2.9% of Californians’ votes. (California’s votes are still being counted and these numbers could change a bit).
FN: Colorado: The state holds a semi-closed primary – meaning only Democrats and unaffiliated voters can cast a ballot, with the 67 delegates being awarded on a proportional basis.
Bernie Sanders won Colorado (36.2%), Joe Biden came in second (23.2%), and Michael Bloomberg came in third (20.9%), with all three receiving more votes than polling suggested they would. That suggests they split the leftover support from Klobuchar and Buttigieg, who had been included in the most recent polls. Elizabeth Warren underperformed her polling and turned in a disappointing result (17.2%).
FN: Maine: The state holds a closed primary – meaning only Democrats can cast a ballot, with the 24 delegates being awarded on a proportional basis.
The results in Maine were an upset. Sanders had been leading the state in polling, but Biden eked out a win. The two were nearly tied for support, Biden with 33.9%, and Sanders with 32.9%.
FN: Massachusetts: The state holds a semi-closed primary – meaning only Democrats and unaffiliated voters can cast a ballot, with the 91 delegates being awarded on a proportional basis.
Similar to Maine, Massachusetts voters, who throughout the race had been oscillating between support for Warren and Sanders, chose instead to vote for Biden on primary day. This was a big blow to Elizabeth Warren’s campaign, as Massachusetts is the senator’s home state. The towns in the state’s south, east and west voted largely for Biden, while the northern central section of the state, voters preferred Sanders. Sanders also performed well in Boston. Warren won a few towns scattered throughout the state.
FN: Minnesota: The state holds an open primary, with the 75 delegates being awarded on a proportional basis.
At the last minute, Amy Klobuchar, who had been leading Minnesota (her home state) easily in the run up to the primary, dropped out and endorsed Joe Biden. Minnesotans appear to have listened to their senator and gave Joe Biden a wide victory over Bernie Sanders (38.6% to 29.9% respectively). Klobuchar still won 41,737 votes in the state, taking counties in the state’s upper-north west. Biden was able to capture the important cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul.
FN: North Carolina: The state holds a semi-closed primary – meaning only Democrats and unaffiliated voters can cast a ballot, with the 110 delegates being awarded on a proportional basis.
Joe Biden won nearly every county in North Carolina, including the big cities of Charlotte, Raleigh, and Greensboro. He only lost four counties in the state’s far west, Buncombe, Madison, Mitchell, and Watauga, where voters preferred Sanders. Biden finished the night with 43% of the vote to Sanders’ 24.1%.
FN: Oklahoma: The state holds a semi-closed primary – meaning only Democrats and unaffiliated voters can cast a ballot, with the 37 delegates being awarded on a proportional basis.
Joe Biden swept Oklahoma, winning every county and 38.7% of the state’s votes.
FN: Tennessee: The state holds an open primary, with the 64 delegates being awarded on a proportional basis.
Biden won 41.7% of Tennessee’s votes, and nearly every county, only losing Lewis, Cannon, Washington, and Unicoi to Bernie Sanders who took home 24.9% of the state’s votes. Michael Bloomberg was able to barely cross the 15% threshold in Tennessee.
FN: Texas: The state holds an open primary, with the 228 delegates being awarded on a proportional basis.
Texas was the second biggest prize of the night, and Joe Biden won the state with 33.7% of the vote. Bernie Sanders was the only other candidate to win more than 15% of the vote, taking home 29.9%. Sanders performed particularly strong in the border counties of Texas, and in the areas surrounding Austin and San Antonio. Meanwhile, Biden did well in the majority of the state, taking the DFW area and Houston. Michael Bloomber was able to win a few counties in Texas, but couldn’t cross the 15% threshold, winning only 14.9% of the vote.
FN: Utah: The state holds an open primary, with the 29 delegates being awarded on a proportional basis.
Bernie Sanders won Utah with 34.6% of the state’s vote. Sanders won Salt Lake City, and two other important counties, Utah and Wasatch.
FN: Vermont: The state holds an open primary, with the 16 delegates being awarded on a proportional basis.
Sanders dominated his home state of Vermont with 50.7% of the vote, winning every town that has reported in so far (a few are still tabulating results). Joe Biden came second with 22%, with Elizabeth Warren coming in third with 12.6%.
FN: Virginia: The state holds an open primary, with the 99 delegates being awarded on a proportional basis.
Biden won every county but one in Virginia. Floyd county bucked the rest of the state and chose Bernie Sanders. Biden was dominant in Virginia, winning 53.3% of the votes. Sanders won 23.1%.
With these results in mind, take a look at our Liberty and Freedom Map below. You can see which states voted for Trump, and which for Clinton, and by clicking on each state, you’ll see a variety of information telling you much you need to know about the state’s disposition toward your freedom.
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