Former Vice President Joe Biden took a close lead last Tuesday on what is commonly known as Super Tuesday, though former Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders sits in a close second, alone, within striking distance.
The week began with several candidates, South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar and Tom Steyer dropping out, both Buttigieg and Klobuchar endorsing Biden, an event that arguably helped Biden, as it consolidated the moderate vote around Biden, rather than being split between the four of them.
By the end of last week former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg and former Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, both dropped out as well, leaving the race down to Biden and Sanders for the top bid in the Democratic Primaries.
Upon exiting Bloomberg endorsed Biden and Warren adamantly said: “No regrets, no endorsements,” outside her home.
Final Delegate Count (According to Politico:
Biden: 573
Sanders: 491
Bloomberg: 60
Warren: 56
Gabbard: 2
Delegates Unawarded: 162
State by State Breakdown:
Alabama: Total Delegates – 52
- WINNER: Biden 63.3%
- Sanders 16.5%
- Bloomberg 11.7%
- Warren 5.7%
Virginia: Total Delegates – 99
- WINNER: Biden 53.2%
- Sanders 21.3%
- Warren 10.7%
- Bloomberg 9.8%
North Carolina: Total Delegates – 110
- WINNER: Biden 43%
- Sanders 24.1%
- Bloomberg 13%
- Warren 10.5%
Tennesse: Total Delegates – 64
- WINNER: Biden 42.7%
- Sanders 25%
- Bloomberg 15.5%
- Warren 10.4%
Arkansas: Total Delegates – 31
- WINNER: Biden 40.5%
- Sanders 22.4%
- Bloomberg 16.7%
- Warren 10%
Oklahoma: Total Delegates – 37
- WINNER: Biden 38.7%
- Sanders 25.4%
- Bloomberg 13.9%
- Warren 13.4%
Minnesota: Total Delegates – 75
- WINNER: Biden 38.6%
- Sanders 29.9%
- Warren 15.4%
- Bloomberg 8.3%
Texas: Total Delegates – 228
- WINNER: Biden 34.5%
- Sanders 30%
- Bloomberg 14.4%
- Warren 11.4%
Maine: Total Delegates – 24
- WINNER: Biden 34.1%
- Sanders 32.9%
- Warren 15.7%
- Bloomberg 12%
Massachusetts: Total Delegates – 91
- WINNER: Biden 33.6%
- Sanders 26.7%
- Warren 21.4%
- Bloomberg 11.8%
Vermont: Total Delegates – 67
- WINNER: Sanders 50.8%
- Biden 22%
- Warren 12.6%
- Bloomberg 9.4%
Colorado: Total Delegates – 67
- WINNER: Sanders 36.1%
- Biden 23.6%
- Bloomberg 20.5%
- Warren 17.3%
Utah: Total Delegates – 29
- WINNER: Sanders 36.1%
- Biden 17.4%
- Bloomberg 16.7%
- Warren 15.5%
California: Total Delegates – 415
- WINNER: Sanders 33.8%
- Biden 25.1%
- Bloomberg 14.1%
- Warren 12.2%
*Numbers according to Politico.com.
The race continues on March 10 with Idaho, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, Washington. Voting in Ohio is March 17.
Richard Foltz
Executive Editor