Polls closed today in California, the biggest prize in the presidential nominating primaries, with US media saying both Democratic and Republican races were too close to call.Republicans John McCain, Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee were battling for 170 delegates in California while Democrat Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama slugged it out for their party's 370 delegates as the polls closed at 8 pm local time (0931 IST) today in the biggest of the Super Tuesday primaries.
Meanwhile, Obama has registered wins in Alabama, Delaware, Georgia and Illinois, MinnesotaEarlier, McCain surged ahead of other contenders from his party winning three primaries in the exit polls, and Democrat contenders Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama had claimed three and one state respectively, as results poured in on 'Super Tuesday'.
Based on the exit polls, McCain was declared winner in the states of Connecticut, Illinois and New Jersey on the day when 24 states are holding primaries and caucuses.However, the critical state of Georgia was deemed too close to call with the Arizona Senator getting a tough fight from the former Governor of Arkansas Michael Huckabee.On the democratic side, Senator Obama won his home state of Illinois, Alabama, Delaware, Georgia and Minnesota.Clinton was projected winner in the state of Oklahoma where she spent some time campaigning. She has also won in New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts.
The New York Senator was declared winner in Tennessee as well, a key state where she had spent time and a lot of advertising dollars during the campaign trail.Clinton was also declared the winner in Arkansas, where a loss could have been extremely embarrassing for the former first lady, as her husband Bill Clinton had been the Governor of the state at one time in his political career.For Republicans, Arkansas was won by former Governor Huckabee in the first result of 'Super Tuesday'. A loss there could have been deeply embarrassing to him as well.
However, Republican candidate Mitt Romney had a disappointing day thus far as he was able to get only his home state of Massachussetts by the latest results. His campaign was said to be not only disappointed but frustrated. (With agency inputs)
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