今天是超级星期二，这是民主党2020年初选最重要的一天。如果历史上有话要说，那么当晚结束时出席人数最多的获胜者很可能会继续成为该党的提名人。自1984年以来，只有一名民主党候选人赢得了“超级星期二”，但后来又失去了提名，只有一名。
随着前南本德，印第安纳州市长皮特·布蒂吉格（Pete Buttigieg）和参议员艾米·克洛布查尔（Amy Klobuchar）最近退出竞选，今天的战斗正在一场进步与温和之间展开：参议员伯尼·桑德斯与前副总统乔·拜登。参议员伊丽莎白·沃伦（Elizabeth Warren）和前纽约市市长迈克·布隆伯格（Mike Bloomberg）仍在竞选中，但是由于民意测验数据不佳以及早期投票国的结果，他们争取到大量代表的机会仍然很少。
彭博跳过了前四场比赛之后才在这里开始他的竞选。他的超过6.6亿美元的自筹资金广告推销计划是否会得到回报？沃伦（Warren）争相聚集代表，并在她的家乡马萨诸塞州取得胜利。今晚没有良好的表现，她的竞选活动将继续消退。
在Klobuchar，Buttigieg和Beto O'Rourke的认可下，拜登正经历着他迄今为止最大的一次乔式精神的爆发。这三位年轻的前候选人一直在呼吁支持者出去投票选举前副总统。这位副总统的出现是大多数温和派人士聚集在一起的数字。
桑德斯正在反击，以保持对他的领跑者地位的控制。到目前为止，虽然大多数候选人都避免追随拜登的漫长而零散的记录，但这位佛蒙特州参议员现在指出他先前对伊拉克入侵和各种不受欢迎的贸易协议的支持。
从缅因州到加利福尼亚州的14个州中，只有超过三分之一的代表（1,357名代表）在排队。第一次民意调查在美国佛蒙特州和弗吉尼亚州东部时间晚上7点关闭。从那里，我们将看到北卡罗来纳州在晚上7:30休息
紧随其后的是阿拉巴马州，缅因州，马萨诸塞州，俄克拉荷马州和德克萨斯州，民意调查将于晚上8点结束，随后是阿肯色州半小时之后，然后是科罗拉多州和明尼苏达州，晚上9点之前，犹他州和田纳西州将在晚上10点之前进行。（田纳西州的结果可能会由于龙卷风），直到最后，在加利福尼亚州进行的民意调查为止，该州将有415名代表参加，并将在美国东部时间晚上11点结束。
我们要来一个很漫长的夜晚。
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11:05 pm：桑德斯赢得加利福尼亚
加利福尼亚的民意调查一结束，美联社就呼吁参加桑德斯竞赛。加州是代表人数最多的州（415名），尽管桑德斯是州的预期赢家。但是，由于几乎没有公布结果，因此，他将获得多少选票以及他将从该州选出的代表人数还有待观察。
11:00 pm：拜登赢得马萨诸塞州
在对沃伦来说，这是令人心碎的时刻，拜登以7分的优势领先本州，但她甚至没有获得第二名。相反，拜登的报告率为49％，拜登的报告率为33.5％，桑德斯的报告率为26.4％，沃伦的报告率为21.1％。如果沃伦有一线希望，至少她在自己的家乡仍然可以生存。不幸的是，沃伦（Warren）的俄克拉荷马州出生状态也拒绝了她的候选人资格，仅次于彭博（Bloomberg）。
10:45 pm：桑德斯赢得犹他州
美联社和《纽约时报》都称犹他为桑德斯，仅报道了9个地区。彭博社和沃伦似乎是该州唯一可行的候选人，彭博社以19％的选票位居第二，桑德斯的投票率为32％。拜登在Buttigieg方面处于领先地位，但在撰写本文时仅以98票获得了领先，他的投票率为13.5％，仍不足以在该州生存。
晚上10：40：Sanders竞选文件要求紧急禁令，以保持洛杉矶县民意调查的畅通
为了回应有关洛杉矶县大规模线路和投票机问题的报道，桑德斯（Sanders）申请了紧急禁制令，以将民意调查开放到当地时间晚上10点，这是在预定关闭民意调查之后的两个小时。
晚上10:35：乔·拜登在洛杉矶分享胜利演讲
拜登在洛杉矶发表讲话，感谢艾米·克洛布查尔（Amy Klobuchar）的支持，并认为他为他赢得了明尼苏达州的称号。在演讲中，两名抗议者冲上舞台，挥舞着标语“让乳制品死亡”的标语牌。
桑德斯还遭到了“让奶牛场死亡”抗议者的攻击，抗议者是动物权利组织“直接行动无所不在”组织的成员，该组织已将裸照抗议者派往桑德斯集会。
一位抗议者在上个月的桑德斯集会上说：“伯尼，我是你最大的支持者，我在这里是要你停止大力发展乳制品业，停止大力发展畜牧业。”
晚上10：30：Sanders在犹他州领先
预计犹他州将选拔桑德斯，到目前为止，只有九个地区报告，情况确实如此。桑德斯以仅33％的州居首位，紧随其后的是彭博社（18.6％）和沃伦（15.8％）。尽管后者退出了比赛，但拜登还是落后于Buttigieg。拜登在犹他州的收入为11.9％，仅次于Buttigieg。
来自其他州的报道表明，排起长队意味着一些选民还没有机会进行投票。在得克萨斯州，得克萨斯大学的学生告诉哥伦比亚广播公司，他们已经等了两个小时。即使民意调查在将近两个小时前结束，仍在排队的每个人都可以投票。加州也有类似的报道，但该州的民意调查尚未结束。
晚上10:00：拜登接载阿肯色州明尼苏达州
最初尚不清楚谁会赢得明尼苏达州。参议员艾米·克洛布查（Amy Klobuchar）在本周退赛时支持拜登（Biden），而桑德斯（Sanders）在2016年的初选中获得了20分，而众议员伊尔汗·奥马尔（Ilhan Omar）认可了桑德斯。
等待已经结束：据美联社报道，拜登是州的赢家。根据22％的区域报告，拜登领先桑德斯36％至32％。不过，在目前关头，沃伦看起来仍然可以生存，只有17.5％。
这场比赛在阿肯色州的比赛不太接近，美联社也呼吁拜登。在那个州，拜登比桑德斯领先9分，即30％至21％。彭博社以20.5％的比例排在第三位，这意味着他仍然可以从该州获得代表。
到目前为止，在14个州的投票中，拜登赢得了6个州，桑德斯赢得了2个州，但是，桑德斯有望赢得犹他州以及代表人数最多的加利福尼亚州。桑德斯（Sanders）还在州第二大州德克萨斯州领导。
晚上9:30：彭博社竞选经理说，今晚只承诺“三分之一的代表”
在今天晚上在Twitter上发布的一份声明中，彭博2020年竞选经理凯文·希基（Kevin Sheekey）表示，彭博在超级星期二的表现之后不会再缺席。
“今晚将只分配三分之一的代表。正如迈克今晚所说：'无论今晚我们赢得多少代表，我们所做的事情都没有其他人想到。在短短三个月内，我们已经从在民意测验中有1％可以成为民主党提名的竞争者。”“希基写道。
到目前为止，彭博只赢了美属萨摩亚，但是，一旦获得所有选票，彭博在某些州可能就可行了，这意味着他可以再选一些额外的代表。
9:15 pm：拜登赢得田纳西州俄克拉何马州
尽管最初的民意测验将俄克拉荷马州定为通配州，但美联社刚刚将拜登州称为拜登州，有8％的地区进行了报道。拜登带领桑德斯30％到21％，尽管彭博社也打破了15％的门槛，所以他可能会选出一位代表，但现在确定还为时过早。桑德斯的支持者可能会认为这很沮丧-桑德斯在2016年以10分的优势赢得了该州。
另一个田纳西州南部也刚刚被称为拜登。在纽约时报报道了桑德斯10分的领先优势，34％至24％。彭博在田纳西州名列第三，得票率为19％，这意味着彭博在该州以及俄克拉荷马州都可行。
NBC新闻还报道说，在2016年至2020年之间，弗吉尼亚州的选民投票率几乎翻了一番。
9:00 pm：沃伦不太可能赢得自己的家乡，而桑德斯赢得科罗拉多州
随着选票在马萨诸塞州获得超过100,000票的票数，沃伦有望失去自己的家乡。然而，数字相对接近。在撰写本文时，拜登（Biden）占30.5％，其次是桑德斯（Sanders）占27.9％，沃伦（Warren）占25.1％。
美联社已致电科罗拉多为桑德斯。该州被视为桑德斯的据点，因此他的胜利不足为奇。
晚上8:46：拜登在非裔美国人选民中击败桑德斯
提前退出民意调查显示，拜登在黑人选民和年长选民中以相当大的优势击败桑德斯。这位前副总统在阿拉巴马州获得了72％的黑票。据《纽约时报》报道，他大约在北卡罗来纳州，田纳西州和弗吉尼亚州确保了近三分之二的非洲裔美国选民的安全。
晚上8:45：俄克拉荷马州退出民意测验和一场激烈的比赛
NBC新闻的出口民意测验显示，俄克拉荷马州的选民比在选民上同意特朗普的候选人更喜欢能胜过特朗普的候选人，这一比例在57％至39％之间。至于哪些候选人有最大的机会击败特朗普，俄克拉荷马州有46％的人是拜登，其次是桑德斯（25％），彭博（16％）和沃伦（5％）。
至于俄克拉荷马州的实际投票数，仍然非常紧张，拜登领先桑德斯和彭博社四个百分点，两位亚军分别为24％至20％。
当然，真正的问题是代表人数。根据《纽约时报》的估计，拜登和桑德斯可能并驾齐驱，拜登预计将使586名代表与桑德斯的578名代表相抗衡。
在弗吉尼亚州，这是拜登（Biden）滑坡，获得55％的选票。但是，看起来桑德斯将是唯一从该州获得任何代表的候选人。沃伦（Warren）和彭博（Bloomberg）都没有达到15％的门槛，有85％的区域报告。
晚上8:30：伯尼·桑德斯（Bernie Sanders）在得克萨斯州的早期选民中领先
尽管在德克萨斯州还为时过早，但早先的投票显示，桑德斯以36％的优势领先彭博社至23％，紧随其后的是拜登，领先15％以上。
在缅因州以1％的选票计算，拜登以桑德斯的领先优势领先八分，紧随其后的是彭博社的15％和沃伦的11％。
在佛蒙特州，拜登的领先优势增加，超过了民意调查。拜登获得62％的选票，领先桑德斯55％至24％，其次是沃伦（11％）和彭博（9％）。
晚上8:15：乔·拜登（Joe Biden）赢得了阿拉巴马州民主党初选
拜登预计将赢得阿拉巴马州的冠军，阿拉巴马州是他迄今为止赢得的南部第三个州。尽管只计算了很少的选票，但预计拜登将以40％的票数领先，其次是彭博社和沃伦，分别为16％，然后是桑德斯，为12％。
俄克拉荷马州即将成为一场激烈的比赛，拜登在最初的比赛中以微弱优势领先彭博社。田纳西州另一场紧张的比赛，初步统计显示桑德斯在领先彭博社和拜登公司方面略有领先。在这两个州中，还有更多的票数需要计数，因此这些结果可能会随着夜晚的进行而改变。
美联社刚刚为乔·拜登召集了北卡罗来纳州的比赛。
8:00 PM：德克萨斯州排长队
据KDFW称，由于缺少投票机，达拉斯和得克萨斯州塔兰特县的选民排队花费了一个多小时。由于历史投票数据，塔兰特的选举官员在共和党竞选中增加了600台投票机。在达拉斯县，问题在于许多新的投票中心，这些投票中心将允许公民在该县的任何民意测验中投票，而不是在其登记的民意测验中投票。
下午7:48：拜登计划赢得北卡罗莱纳州
根据NBC的预测，拜登有望赢得拥有110名代表的北卡罗来纳州。该网络的退出民意调查显示，该州45岁以上的选民中，有50％的人表示支持拜登，彭博社的支持率为14％，桑德斯的支持率为13％。在黑人选民中，有63％的人表示赞成拜登，而桑德斯只有16％。这位前副总统可能会以相当大的优势占领该州。目前尚不清楚桑德斯是否会取消15％的税率。
7:45 pm：美属萨摩亚前往彭博社
在美国保护区，彭博社赢得了50％的选票，赢得了前纽约市长4名代表。排在第二位的是加巴德（Gabbard），占29％，她将为她的麻烦选一个代表。桑德斯以10.5％的比例排名第三，这意味着他不会赢得任何萨摩亚代表。
桑德斯（Sanders）在佛蒙特州（Vermont）取得胜利，感谢该州在一条推文中的支持。
桑德斯说：“谢谢佛蒙特州！成为您的参议员是我的荣幸。让我们一起前进，共同改变这个国家。”
7:30 pm：弗吉尼亚州举行拜登，佛蒙特州桑德斯队的支持者将投票支持
根据一项新的民意测验，在佛蒙特州的桑德斯选民中，大约有82％的选民将在11月投票给民主党提名人，无论桑德斯是否获得提名。
弗吉尼亚州的统计数字为10％，因此情况与《纽约时报》的预测相符。拜登目前拥有57％的选票，其次是桑德斯（23％）和沃伦（9）。
晚上7:05：分别在佛蒙特州和弗吉尼亚州分别致电Sanders和Biden
尽管还没有计票，但《纽约时报》和《全国广播公司新闻》都致电乔丹·拜登为弗吉尼亚州，希望前副总统能获得48名代表和大约41％的选票。根据该文件的估计，桑德斯将以30位代表和25％的选票位居第二，其次是彭博社（Bloomberg）14位代表和17％的选票，沃伦以7位代表和13％的选票。
同样，NBC和《泰晤士报》的早期报道也让桑德斯赢得了他的佛蒙特州，这反映了人们的期望。
7:00 pm：佛蒙特州和缅因州退出民意调查
尽管我们仍在等待结果出来，但出口民意测验已经对选民最重要的问题产生了深刻的见解。NBC新闻的一项新民意调查显示，佛蒙特州和缅因州的选民对医疗保健最感兴趣，分别为40％和47％。紧随其后的是气候变化，两个州的收入平等率分别为28％，佛蒙特州的21％和缅因州的17％，最后是种族关系，佛蒙特州和缅因州分别为3％和4％。
在弗吉尼亚州，《华盛顿邮报》报道说，大约一半的民主党主要选民说，拜登最有可能在11月击败特朗普。大约20％的人认为桑德斯很可能会在大选中击败总统。
Today is Super Tuesday, the most important day of the Democratic 2020 primary. If history has anything to say, the winner who comes out with the most delegates at the end of the night will likely go on to become the party's nominee. Only one Democratic candidate since 1984 has won Super Tuesday, but went on to lose the nomination—just one.
With former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Senator Amy Klobuchar's recent withdrawal from the race, today's battle is shaping up to be between one progressive and one moderate: Senator Bernie Sanders vs. former Vice President Joe Biden. Senator Elizabeth Warren and former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg are still in the race, but due to poor polling figures and results in early voting states, their chances at securing a high number of delegates remain low.
Bloomberg is just beginning his run here after having skipped the first four contests. Will his more than $660 million dollar self-funded advertising push pay off? Warren is vying to accumulate delegates and secure a win in her home state of Massachusetts. Without a good showing tonight, her campaign will continue to fade.
With Klobuchar, Buttigieg and Beto O'Rourke's endorsement, Biden is experiencing his biggest burst of Joe-mentum to date. The three younger former candidates have been appealing to their supporters to go out to vote for the former vice president, who's emerged as the figure that most moderates will coalesce around.
Sanders is fighting back to keep control of his frontrunner status. While most candidates thus far have refrained from going after Biden's long and patchy record, the Vermont senator is now pointing to his previous support for the Iraq invasion and various unpopular trade deals.
Just over one-third—1,357 delegates—are on the line over 14 states from Maine to California. The first polls close at 7 p.m. ET in Vermont and Virginia. From there, we'll see North Carolina close at 7:30 p.m.
Alabama, Maine, Massachusetts, Oklahoma and Texas are next, with polls closing at 8 p.m. Followed by Arkansas half an hour later, before Colorado and Minnesota at 9 p.m. Utah and Tennessee will follow at 10 p.m. (results from Tennessee may be delayed due to tornadoes), until finally, polls in California, the state with a massive 415 delegates will end at 11 p.m. ET.
We're in for a very long evening guys.
Check back to keep up to date on today's developments. We will update this story with results, key moments, photos and other news throughout the day.
Live Updates
11:05 p.m.: Sanders wins California
As soon as the polls closed in California, the Associated Press called the race for Sanders. California is the state with the most potential delegates—415—though Sanders was the expected winner of the state. As very few of the results have been released, however, it remains to be seen what proportion of the vote he'll get, and how many delegates he'll pick up from the state.
11:00 p.m.: Biden wins Massachusetts
In what must be seen as a heartbreaking moment for Warren, Biden leads her home state by 7 points—but she's not even in second place. Instead, with 49 percent reporting, Biden leads with 33.5 percent, followed by Sanders with 26.4 percent and Warren with 21.1 percent. If there is a silver lining for Warren, at least she's still viable in her home state. Unfortunately for Warren, her birth state of Oklahoma also rejected her candidacy, putting her in fourth after Bloomberg.
10:45 p.m.: Sanders wins Utah
The Associated Press and the New York Times have both called Utah for Sanders, with only 9 precincts reporting. Bloomberg and Warren appear to be the only potentially viable candidates in the state, with Bloomberg coming in second with 19 percent of the vote, compared to Sanders' 32 percent. Biden has taken the lead over Buttigieg, but only by 98 votes as of this writing—putting him at 13.5 percent, still not enough to be viable in the state.
10:40 p.m.: Sanders campaign files for emergency injunction to keep Los Angeles County polls open
In response to reports of massive lines and problems with voting machines in Los Angeles County, the Sanders has filed for an emergency injunction to keep the polls open to 10 p.m. local time, two hours after the polls were scheduled to close.
10:35 p.m.: Joe Biden shares victory speech in Los Angeles
Speaking in Los Angeles, Biden thanked Amy Klobuchar for her endorsement, which he credited with winning him the state of Minnesota. During his speech, two protesters rushed on the stage, waving placards that read "Let dairy die."
Sanders has also been targeted by the "Let dairy die" protesters, part of the animal-rights group Direct Action Everywhere, who have sent topless protesters to Sanders rallies.
"Bernie, I'm your biggest supporter, and I'm here to ask you to stop pumping up the dairy industry and to stop pumping up animal agriculture," one protester said at a Sanders rally last month.
10:30 p.m.: Sanders leads in Utah
It was expected that Utah would go for Sanders, and so far, with only nine precincts reporting, that looks to be the case. Sanders is leading the state with just shy of 33 percent, followed by Bloomberg with 18.6 percent and Warren with 15.8 percent. Biden came in behind Buttigieg, despite the latter pulling out of the race. Biden earned 11.9 percent in Utah, two full points behind Buttigieg.
Reports are coming in from other states that long lines have meant some voters haven't had a chance to cast their ballots yet. In Texas, University of Texas students tell CBS they've been waiting two hours. Even though polls closed nearly two hours ago, everyone who stays in line will get to vote. Similar lines have been reported in California too, however polls have yet to close in that state.
10:00 p.m.: Biden picks up Minnesota, Arkansas
It wasn't initially clear who was going to win Minnesota. While Sen. Amy Klobuchar endorsed Biden when she dropped out of the race this week, Sanders won the 2016 primary by 20 points—and Rep. Ilhan Omar endorsed Sanders.
The wait is over: Biden is the winner of the state, according to the Associated Press. With 22 percent of precincts reporting, Biden leads Sanders 36 percent to 32 percent. At this juncture, though, it looks like Warren is still viable in the state with 17.5 percent.
The race was less close in Arkansas, which the AP also called for Biden. In that state, Biden had 9 points ahead of Sanders, 30 percent to 21 percent. Bloomberg came in third with 20.5 percent, meaning he could still get delegates from the state.
So far, out of the 14 states voting, Biden has won six states, and Sanders two—however, Sanders is expected to pick up Utah as well as California, the state with the most delegates. Sanders also leads in Texas, the state with the second-most delegates.
9:30 p.m.: Bloomberg campaign manager says that "only one-third of delegates" are pledged tonight
In a statement released on Twitter this evening, Kevin Sheekey, Bloomberg 2020 campaign manager, suggests that Bloomberg will not be out after his Super Tuesday performance.
"Tonight, only one-third of delegates will be allotted. As Mike said tonight, 'No matter how many delegates we win tonight, we have done something no one else thought was possible. In just three months, we've gone from just 1% in the polls to being a contender for the Democratic nomination.'" Sheekey wrote.
So far, Bloomberg has only won American Samoa, however, once all the votes come in, Bloomberg may be viable in some states, meaning he could pick up some extra delegates.
9:15 p.m.: Biden wins Oklahoma, Tennessee
Though initial polls had Oklahoma as a wild-card state, the Associated Press has just called the state for Biden, with 8 percent of precincts reporting. Biden leads Sanders 30 percent to 21 percent, though Bloomberg also broke the 15 percent threshold, so he may pick up a delegate—but it's too early to tell for sure. Sanders supporters will likely see this as an upset—Sanders won the state by 10 points in 2016.
Another southern state, Tennessee, has just been called for Biden too. The New York Times reports a 10 point lead over Sanders, 34 percent to 24 percent. Bloomberg is in third in Tennessee, with 19 percent of the vote, meaning Bloomberg could be viable in this state as well as Oklahoma.
NBC News is also reporting that between 2016 and 2020, voter turnout in Virginia has nearly doubled.
9:00 p.m.: Warren is unlikely to win her home state, while Sanders wins Colorado
As the votes come in in Massachusetts, with just over 100,000 votes counted, Warren is poised to lose her home state. The numbers are relatively close, however; as of this writing, Biden leads with 30.5 percent, followed by Sanders with 27.9 percent and Warren at 25.1 percent.
The Associated Press has called Colorado for Sanders. The state was seen as a stronghold for Sanders, so his victory there is not surprising.
8:46 p.m.: Biden winning over Sanders among African American voters
Early exit polls show Biden winning over Sanders by a considerable margin among black voters, as well as older voters. The former vice president secured 72 percent of the black vote in Alabama. He's roughly securing nearly two-thirds of African American voters in North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia, according to The New York Times.
8:45 p.m.: Oklahoma exit polls and a tight race
Exit polls from NBC News show that Oklahoma voters would prefer a candidate who can beat Trump versus one who agrees with voters on the issues, 57 percent to 39 percent. As far as which candidates have the best chance to defeat Trump, 46 percent of Oklahomans say that's Biden, followed by Sanders at 25 percent, Bloomberg at 16 percent and Warren at 5 percent.
As for the real voting counts in Oklahoma, it's still very tight, with Biden leading Sanders and Bloomberg by four percentage points, 24 percent to 20 percent each for the two runners up.
Of course, the real question is the delegate counts. According to the New York Times' estimates, Biden and Sanders could be neck-and-neck, with Biden expected to nab 586 delegates to Sanders' expected 578.
In Virginia, it's a Biden landslide, with 55 percent of the vote. However, it looks like Sanders will be the only other candidate to get any delegates from the state; neither Warren nor Bloomberg have met the 15 percent threshold, with 85 percent of precincts reporting.
8:30 p.m.: Bernie Sanders leads in Texas among early voters
While it's too early to tell in Texas, early votes show Sanders leading Bloomberg 36 percent to 23 percent, followed by Biden with just over 15 percent.
With 1 percent of the vote counted in Maine, Biden leads Sanders by eight points, followed by Bloomberg at 15 percent and Warren at 11 percent.
In Vermont, Biden's lead increases, outperforming polls. With 62 percent of the vote counted, Biden leads Sanders 55 percent to 24 percent, followed by Warren with 11 percent and Bloomberg with 9 percent.
8:15 p.m.: Joe Biden wins Alabama Democratic primary
Biden is projected to win Alabama, the third southern state he's won so far Tuesday evening. Though very few votes are counted, Biden is expected to lead with about 40 percent of the vote, followed by Bloomberg and Warren with 16 percent each, and then Sanders with 12 percent.
Oklahoma is shaping up to be a tight race, with Biden in a very narrow lead over Bloomberg in the initial counts. Another tight race is Tennessee with initial counts showing Sanders in a slight lead over Bloomberg and Biden. In both of these states, there are still many more votes to be counted, so these results may change as the night goes on.
The Associated Press has just called the North Carolina race for Joe Biden.
8:00 p.m.: Long lines in Texas
Voters in Dallas and Tarrant counties in Texas have spent over an hour in line due to a lack of voting machines, according to KDFW. Election officials in Tarrant put 600 more voting machines in the Republican race, due to historical voting data. In Dallas County, the issue was a number of new voting centers which would allow citizens to vote at any poll in the county, rather than the one they were registered to.
7:48 p.m.: Biden projected to win North Carolina
According to an NBC projection, Biden is expected to win North Carolina, a state with 110 delegates. The network's exit poll shows that 50 percent of voters over 45 in the state have indicated backing for Biden, 14 percent for Bloomberg and 13 percent for Sanders. Among black voters, 63 percent has indicated a vote for Biden, compared to just 16 percent for Sanders. The former vice president could take the state by a considerable margin. It is currently unclear whether Sanders will clear the 15 percent cutoff.
7:45 p.m.: American Samoa goes for Bloomberg
In the American protectorate, Bloomberg has won with 50 percent of the vote, earning the former New York Mayor 4 delegates. In second is Gabbard with 29 percent, who will pick up a delegate for her trouble. Sanders was third with 10.5 percent, meaning he won't earn any Samoan delegates.
Sanders claimed victory in Vermont, thanking the state for its support in a tweet.
"Thank you Vermont! It is an honor to be your senator. Let's go forward and transform the country together," Sanders said.
7:30 p.m.: Virginia holds for Biden, Vermont Sanders supporters will vote for the Dem in the general
Approximately 82 percent of Sanders voters in Vermont will vote for the Democratic nominee in November, regardless of if Sanders gets the nomination, according to a new poll.
With 10 percent counted in Virginia, things are looking to match the Times' predictions. Biden currently has 57 percent of the vote, followed by Sanders at 23 percent and Warren at 9 percent.
7:05 p.m.: Early calls in Vermont and Virginia for Sanders and Biden, respectively
Though no votes have been counted, the New York Times and NBC News have both called Virginia for Joe Biden, expecting the former vice president to receive 48 delegates and about 41 percent of the vote. According to the paper's estimates, Sanders will come in second with 30 delegates and 25 percent of the vote, followed by Bloomberg with 14 delegates and 17 percent, and Warren with seven delegates and 13 percent of the vote.
Likewise, early reports from NBC and the Times have Sanders winning his home state of Vermont—mirroring expectations.
7:00 p.m.: Vermont and Maine exit polls
Though we're still waiting for results to come in, exit polls are already giving insight on voters' most important issues. A new NBC News poll shows that voters in Vermont and Maine are most interested in health care, at 40 percent and 47 percent respectively. Following that is Climate Change, at 28 percent in both states, income equality at 21 percent in Vermont and 17 percent in Maine, and finally, race relations, at 3 and 4 percent in Vermont and Maine respectively.
In Virginia, the Washington Post reports that about half of Democratic primary voters say Biden has the best chance of beating Trump in November; about 20 percent suggest Sanders would most likely defeat the president in the general election.
