Votes do not split Clinton and Obama
Updated on 06 February 2008
Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama can both claim success in the Democratic Super Tuesday votes, while John McCain remains the Republican front-runner.
On the most important night in the battle for the Presidential nominations, Obama won 13 of the 22 states casting their votes for a Democratic candidate while Clinton won eight, including the biggest two victories available in California and New York.
Unsurprisingly, both said the results had moved them closer to nomination.
Democratic results:
Hillary Clinton: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma and Tennessee.
Barack Obama: Alabama, Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota and Utah.
The result from New Mexico is yet to be declared.
Obama told his supporters in Chicago: "There is one thing on this February night that we do not need the final results to know: Our time has come. Our movement is real, and change is coming to America."
As expected, Clinton proved popular in most of the big states on the east coast including New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts.
She said: "I look forward to continuing our campaign and our debate about how to leave this country better off for the next generation."
McCain remains the favourite to secure the Republican nomination after winning nine states of the 21 states voting on Super Tuesday, but he did not manage to knock rivals Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee out of the contest.
Republican results:
John McCain: Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Missouri, New Jersey, New York and Oklahoma.
Mike Huckabee: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Tennessee and West Virginia.
Mitt Romney: Alaska, Colorado, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Utah.
Romney won seven states while Huckabee claimed five and both vowed to fight on.
McCain said: "Tonight, I think we must get used to the idea that we are the Republican Party frontrunner for the nomination and I don't really mind it one bit."
