Results are coming in as booths begin to close across the 14 states voting in the Super Tuesday Democrats' race for the White House.
Super Tuesday is the biggest voting day for Democrats as they choose their nominee to take on President Donald Trump. A candidate needs to gain 1991 delegates to become the nominee. These are handed out upon the proportion of the vote the candidate receives, as long as they gain more than 15 percent of the vote.
There are 1357 delegates available across the 14 states voting on Super Tuesday (Wednesday in New Zealand).
The winner won't be known tonight but the results will be a good indicator of who the front runner will be.
What you need to know:
- Joe Biden has won the Democratic primary for Texas, Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas, North Carolina, Virginia, Massachusetts, Minnesota and Oklahoma so far.
- Bernie Sanders has secured California, Colorado, Utah and Vermont for the Democrats.
- Michael Bloomberg, who has had a disappointing night, won the caucuses in American Samoa.
- Maine is yet to be confirmed.
- Donald Trump has taken out every Republican primary.
These live updates have now finished.
9:45pm - That's it for Newshub's Super Tuesday live updates.
To sum up, Joe Biden has won the Democratic primary for Texas, Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas, North Carolina, Virginia, Massachusetts, Minnesota and Oklahoma so far.
Bernie Sanders has won California, Colorado, Utah and Vermont.
Maine is the only state left to declare a winner.
9:17pm - Here's an update on how many pledged delegates each candidate has, according to the Associated Press.
- Joe Biden: 453
- Bernie Sanders: 382
- Elizabeth Warren: 50
- Michael Bloomberg: 44
- Tulsi Gabbard: 1
Although Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg have dropped out of the race, they've still received delegates. Klobuchar has received seven and Buttigieg got 26.
8:55pm - Maine has 24 delegates up for grabs - the second smallest amount out of the 14 states on Super Tuesday.
The Guardian estimates that 81 percent of the votes are in, but it's a tight race between Biden and Sanders.
Biden is currently sitting on 62,464 votes, or 33.8 percent. Sanders has 59,363 votes, or 32.3 percent.
8:23pm - While we wait for Maine's results to be declared, here's some background on primaries, the delegate counts and how candidates secure the nomination.
All 50 US states plus Washington DC and US territories vote in a series of primaries and caucuses. The main goal for candidates is to gain the most amount of votes which translates to a number of pledged delegates.
A candidate needs 1991 pledged delegates to be the Democratic nominee. If no candidates reach this by the Democrat Party's convention in July, it's called a contested or brokered convention.
If that happens, the nominee is chosen through a voting system that involves unpledged delegates - or 'superdelegates' - and they vote their conscience.
The nominee will then face Trump in the election on November 3.
8:15pm - The last state left to declare a winner is Maine.
Currently, about 91 percent of the votes have been counted and Biden has a small 1.5 point lead over Sanders.
8:04pm - Joe Biden has been officially declared the winner of the Texas primary.
There were 228 pledged delegates up for grabs in the state.
7:53pm - Joe Biden has declared a victory in Texas, even though the state hasn't officially been called.
Biden tweeted the announcement, saying: "Call it a W. Thank you, Texas."
About 82 percent of votes are in for Texas. Biden is currently ahead of Sanders by about 4 points and 70,000 votes.
7:43pm - People in Los Angeles County who are still waiting in line to cast their ballot won't be able to vote.
The Los Angeles County registrar Dean Logan says they won't extend polling hours despite Sanders' legal filing.
The complaint says multiple polling locations in the county have extreme wait times - some up to four hours - to cast a vote.
Although polls closed at 10pm (local time), people who were in line before 8pm were allowed to cast their vote.
7:27pm - Biden is currently leading the popular vote, ABC reports.
So far, 10,562,464 ballots have been cast across the country. Biden has 3.7 million votes, compared to Sanders who is sitting on 2.9 million.
7:15pm - Here's an update on where the delegate count stands right night. A candidate must earn 1991 delegates to become the Democratic nominee. There are 1357 up for grabs on Super Tuesday.
- Joe Biden: 410
- Bernie Sanders: 330
- Elizabeth Warren: 33
- Michael Bloomberg: 33
- Tulsi Gabbard: 1
Although Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg have dropped out of the race, they've still received delegates. Klobuchar received seven and Buttigieg got 26.
7:03pm - Democratic voter turnout in Viginia and Vermont has surpassed that of the 2016 Democratic primary.
In Virginia, over 1.3 million votes have been cast so far compared with 782,895 that were cast in 2016.
Vermont narrowly surpassed its 2016 Democratic voter turnout, with 154,432 ballots cast compared with 134,571 in 2016.
6:55pm - ABC is reporting there are masses of people across Texas who are still waiting in line to cast their vote. It is nearly midnight there.
6:43pm - Former Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson, who endorsed Bernie Sanders, described Super Tuesday's results as a "coup" in a tweet that's now been deleted.
"Jake Tapper referred to the 'resurrection' of Joe Biden's campaign. This was not a resurrection; it was a coup. Russiagate was not a coup. Mueller was not a coup. Impeachment was not a coup. What happened yesterday was a coup. And we will push it back," she wrote.
6:21pm - Texas is an important win for both Democratic candidates due to the 228 pledged delegates up for grabs, but with how close the race is, it will take a while to confidently declare a winner.
6:15pm - Biden has pulled ahead of Sanders in the race for the Texas win. He currently sits at 30.1 percent while Bernie Sanders is on 28.3 percent.
6:11pm - Newshub reporter Patrick Gower can be seen catching up with Bernie Sanders on the 6pm bulletin now.
6:03pm- The race between Biden and Sanders for the Texas win is very tight right now. CNN reports they are both currently on 28.6 percent of the votes.
5:55pm- Protesters have stormed the stage at Biden's Los Angeles event, sparking concerns about security. Biden's staffers had to drag two anti-dairy protesters out of the event. He then went on to confuse his wife, Jill, and his "little sister".
5:43pm- Polling stations in Texas have not yet closed. Nearly half the stations in Harris County, Texas are still open to allow for lines of people to vote. CNN reported 371 polls of 802 are still open.
5:35pm- Joe Biden has tweeted Donald Trump saying the Democrats are ready to compete at the 2020 election.
5:26pm- Maine and Texas are the two remaining states yet to be confirmed. Sanders and Biden appear to be very close in the results.
5:22pm- Joe Biden has won Massachusetts.
5:18pm- Patrick Gower is in the United States ready to report back for the 6pm bulletin. He visited Sanders' hometown earlier today.
5:15pm- Biden looks to secure Massachusetts in an upset win. Bernie Sanders was favoured to win Elizabeth Warren's home sate just days ago.
5:08pm- The Associated Press has announced Bernie Sanders has won California. Sanders still trails four wins to Biden's seven, but the California win is a boost to Sander's campaign. The state has 415 pledged candidates, the biggest of the night.
5:04pm- Bloomberg he will make a decision about where his campaign is headed on Wednesday. CNN reported if he pulls out of the race for the Democratic party, Bloomberg is likely to endorse Joe Biden.
5pm- California polls have now closed. Bernie Sanders is believed to be the favourite in California where 415 delegates are yet to be awarded.
4:52pm- Donald Trump has addressed Mike Bloomberg's disappointing performance in an candid tweet.
4:48pm- Biden addressed supporters in California where he credited Klobuchar, O'Rourke and Buttigieg endorsements for his triumphs tonight. "We are very much alive," Biden said. "And make no mistake about it. This campaign will send Donald Trump packing."
4:46pm- Joe Biden came in a surprising fourth place in the Utah vote. Sanders is at 32 percent putting him 13 points ahead of Mike Bloomberg and 17 points ahead of Elizabeth Warren while Biden trails behind.
4:39pm- Sanders takes out Utah where there are 29 pledged candidates. Voters in the state rank healthcare, education and the economy as key issues they look to address with their votes. Sanders previously won the primary in Utah against Hillary Clinton in 2016.
4:32pm- Bernie Sanders is on the verge of winning Utah, which would be his third win of the night.
4:25pm- Joe Biden has received an unexpected fundraising boost from George Conway who is married to senior White House advisor Kellyanne Conway. He tweeted that he had donated the maximum individual amount.
4:15pm- Sanders tells supporters he will win the democratic nomination at his rally in Burlington, Vermont. “Tonight I tell you with absolute confidence: we’re gonna win the Democratic nomination,” Sanders said. “And we are going to defeat the most dangerous president in the history of this country.” Sanders is currently trailing Biden by five state wins but he is expected to be more popular in western states where the votes are still coming in.
4:11pm- Polls have closed in Utah which will award 29 delegates. California, where polls are open until 11pm eastern standard time, is the only state still voting.
4:05pm- Results are close in Texas with a possible win for Sanders.
4:01- The winning streak continues for Joe Biden as he takes out the Arkansas primary. This is his seventh win of the night, while Bernie Sanders has only won two states so far.
3:54pm- Biden has won the Minnesota primary. He was likely aided when he received a last minute endorsement from former rival Amy Klobuchar who was one of the state's two senators. the state has 75 pledged delegates.
3:50pm- The two biggest prizes of the night, California and Texas have not yet been called. Polling booths do not close until 5pm NZT in California, Texas voting has closed.
3:34pm- Biden wins Tennessee. Polls closed in the state an hour and a half ago and 56 percent of the results are in. Biden is at 36 percent while Sanders is behind by 12 points.
3:33pm- Bloomberg gave a short address in West Palm Beach, Florida after a disappointing run so far. It included more policy promises and an attack on current US President Donald Trump. Campaign manager Kevin Sheekey told The Guardian "absolutely not" when asked if Bloomberg would drop out tonight.
3:29pm- Biden wins Tennessee and secures another southern state.
3:22pm- Long lines in Texas and California are frustrating voters. In LA, Adam Sulzdorf-Liszkiewicz told CNN that he had to wait 85 minutes to cast his vote at the St Casimir Church polling station despite all of the machines working.
3:19pm- Biden takes out the Oklahoma primary, AP announces. He is running about 12 points ahead of Bernie Sanders, who is in second place. This is another blow for Elizabeth Warren who grew up in Oklahoma and is currently struggling to cross the 15 percent threshold required to win delegates.
3:16pm- Klobuchar's exit from the Democratic race on Monday left voters undecided in Minnesota, but they now appear to be leaning towards Biden.
3:12pm- ABC predicts Trump will win Tennessee in the Republican primary.
3:10pm- CNN reports a quarter of Democratic primary voters in Texas only made up their minds in the last few days.
3:07pm- Sanders takes out the Colorado primary. He was expected to win the state where 67 delegates were up for grabs.
3:03pm- Polls close in three more states. At 9pm Eastern Standard Time booths closed in Colorado, Minnesota and Texas as votes begin to be counted.
2:57pm- Sanders is put at a disadvantage tonight. Joe Biden has been performing well in the southern states where polling booths have been closing early in the night, but Sanders is expected to do well in western states such as Colorado, Utah and California where polls close later.
2:51pm- Some prominent Republican figures have stepped into the polling booths to vote Democrat. John Weaver, a political consultant who worked on John McCain's presidential campaigns in 2000 and 2008 and was a chief strategist for John Kashich's GOP run for the White House in 2016, announced on Twitter he voted for Joe Biden.
2:37pm- Polls close in Arkansas. Biden is expected to win after his domination of the southern states so far. Some results show Bloomberg may have better results in Arkansas after a disappointing night so far. There are 31 delegates available from the state.
2:34pm- In the race for Republican delegates, ABC News predicts Trump will win the Vermont and Oklahoma primaries.
2:27pm- Low results in Viriginia are dissapointing Bloomberg who spent $18 million in the state on advertising. It appears he will recieve no delegates there.
2:25pm- Newshub National Correspondant Patrick Gower is currently attending an event for Bernie Sanders in Vermont and will bring you the latest during the 6pm bulletin.
2:20pm- Michael Bloomberg wins American Samoa. It was the only place voting on Super Tuesday that the former New York mayor did not visit, but he was the only Democratic candidate to spend on advertising in the US territory.
2:15pm- Massachusetts is too close to call. It appears to be split three ways between Sanders, Biden and Warren. If Elizabeth Warren doesn't win the state it may be a fatal blow to her campaign.
2:13pm- ABC News predictions: Trump will win the Maine Republican primary, it will be a two-horse race for the Democrats in the state between Biden and Sanders.
2:07pm- AP calls Biden wins Alabama. Another quick call points to a large victory for Biden in the state where there are 52 delegates.
2:04pm- Joe Biden is likely to have won Alabama. Everyone is waiting to see if Elizabeth Warren has lost her home state of Massachusetts to Bernie Sanders.
2:01pm- Polls close in five states. Alabama, Maine, Massachusetts, Oklahoma and Tennessee polling booths have now closed.
1:52pm- AP announces Biden wins North Carolina primary. The rapid call indicates Biden secured a big victory in the state where there were 110 pledged delegates up for grabs.
1:39pm- Polls in North Carolina have closed with the television stations in the US calling it for Biden.
1pm - ABC is projecting that former vice-President Joe Biden will win the state of Virginia, while Bernie Sanders will take his home state of Vermont. CNN is making the same projections. The forecasts are being based off polls taken at the entrance and exit of the voting booths. Official results are still to come.
There are 99 delegates up for grabs in Virginia and 16 in Vermont.
