The Independent View: Super Tuesday Voters to Cast Ballots in Presidential and Congressional Elections

Super Tuesday is finally here and now, we get to Process Results. In addition to this being the Date when the Largest Number of States and Territories hold a Presidential Preference Primary or Caucus, it’s also the Beginning of the Primary Season for Congressional, State, Executive, and Legislative Races.

Here are some Facts about what's happening today:

- Fourteen states and American Samoa are holding a Presidential Primary or Caucus. That includes the Nation's Two most Populous States: California and Texas.

- In Total, 1,344 Pledged Delegates to the National Convention are at stake, representing 34% of All Pledged Delegates.

- Approximately 40% of the U.S. Population has a Primary or Caucus on March 3rd.

- Candidates who Dropped Out, but are Still on the Ballot for Super Tuesday Elections, will be Counted, and any Delegates will go to the Convention as Un-Pledged Delegates and can Vote for any Candidate.

Five States: Alabama, Arkansas, California, North Carolina, and Texas, are holding Congressional Primaries. However, Arkansas’ Congressional Primaries were Canceled because All Five Races have, at most, only One Candidate from each Party. The other Four States feature 149 Primaries for a Combined 113 Seats up for Election in 2020.

There are 47 Republican Primaries, 48 Democratic Primaries, and 54 Top-Two Primaries. California’s 25th Congressional District is holding Primaries for Both a Special and a Regularly Scheduled Election and is Counted Twice in both of the Figures above.

Here is the Breakdown by State:

Alabama — 6
California — 54
North Carolina — 15
Texas — 74

Alabama, North Carolina, and Texas, are conducting Primaries for State Executive Offices. The Only Gubernatorial Primaries are taking place in North Carolina, where Voters are also deciding Primaries for Nine other Statewide Offices.

There are 248 State Legislative Primaries with Two or more Candidates in: Arkansas, California, North Carolina, and Texas. California holds Top-Two Primaries while the other States hold Partisan Primaries.

Voters will decide One Statewide Ballot Measure each in: Alabama, California, and Maine. In California, Voters will decide 289 Local Ballot Measures. Jurisdictions in 48 of the Golden State's 58 Counties have a Local Issue on their Ballots.