Super Tuesday

Super Tuesday
Super Tuesday
	Republican and Democratic party ballots in a Massachusetts polling location, 2016
Nickname	Primary Day
Status	Active
Date(s)	Varies
Frequency	Every four years
Country	United States
Inaugurated	c.1984
Previous event	2024 Presidential primaries
Next event	2028 Presidential primaries
Participants	Presumtive Democratic and Repubican Presidential nominees
Activity	Voting
	2024 Democratic and Republican Presidential primary

Super Tuesday is the United States presidential primary election day in February or March when the greatest number of U.S. states hold primary elections and caucuses. Approximately one-third of all delegates to the presidential nominating conventions can be won on Super Tuesday, more than on any other day. The results on Super Tuesday are therefore a strong indicator of the likely eventual presidential nominee of each political party.

The particular states holding primaries on Super Tuesday have varied from year to year because each state selects its election day separate from one another.

Tuesday is the traditional day for elections in the United States. The phrase Super Tuesday^[1] has been used to refer to presidential primary elections since at least 1976.^[2] It is an unofficial term used by journalists and political pundits.

^ "Why Do We Vote On Tuesday?". Whytuesday.org. Archived from the original on February 5, 2020. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
^ "Ford, Carter head into crucial Super Tuesday". Lodi News-Sentinel. June 3, 1976. Archived from the original on March 5, 2023. Retrieved March 6, 2012.

[1] "Why Do We Vote On Tuesday?". Whytuesday.org. Archived from the original on February 5, 2020. Retrieved March 6, 2012.

[2] "Ford, Carter head into crucial Super Tuesday". Lodi News-Sentinel. June 3, 1976. Archived from the original on March 5, 2023. Retrieved March 6, 2012.

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