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Facts States holding presidential Democratic Republican States voting with States voting 24nominating events: 1,681 delegates 1,009delegates at 7 African-American 5 with Hispanic 15 states holding primaries, at stake; 2,025 needed to stake; 1,191 needed to win population of 15 population of 15 2008 nine states holding / win nomination nomination percent or higher percent or higher Preview conventions Where the Where the Democrats Republicans Stand Places to Watch Stand Going In Illinois New York Going In As election results stream in, here are 10 states to keep an eye on. Sen. must win in his home With 232 Democratic delegates at stake, state. With 153 Democratic delegates at this is the biggest prize east of the stake, it’s the third-biggest prize today. . If home-state Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton can’t make it here, she can’t make it anywhere. Utah Republican Mitt John McCain Hillary Rodham Romney is far Amount raised in Clinton more popular here, Super Tuesday states: Amount raised in in the Mormon $17,512,311 Super Tuesday states: heartland, than in Total raised: $61,508,065 , $41,102,178 the state he once Total spent: Total raised (as of governed. $38,153,750 Dec. 31, 2007): States won: New $115,652,361 Hampshire, South Total spent (as of Carolina, Dec. 31, 2007): $77,704,487 States won: New Hampshire, Nevada, Michigan, Florida Massachusetts It’s Mitt Romney’s home state, Amount raised in but keep in mind that John Super Tuesday states: Without question, this is McCain beat George W. Bush $28,916,864 today’s biggest prize — for here in 2000 by more than Total raised: both parties. Democrat 2-to-1. $88,499,686 Hillary Rodham Clinton Total spent: has Sen. Dianne Feinstein $86,068,239 in her corner; Gov. Arnold States won: , Schwarzenegger lines Michigan, Nevada, up with Republican John Maine Barack Obama McCain. Amount raised in Super Tuesday states: $51,017,655 Total raised: $102,170,668 The Garden State, with its 107 Total spent: Democratic delegates in New York Sen. $83,544,420 Hillary Rodham Clinton’s backyard, is Amount raised in critical to her Super Tuesday strategy. Super Tuesday states: States won: Iowa, $2,548,622 South Carolina Total raised: $8,986,532 Arizona Total spent: Home-state Republican Sen. John $7,090,087 McCain won 60 percent here in States won: Iowa 2000 against George W. Bush — not so impressive. This is the South’s biggest prize for both parties. On the Democratic side, the African-American vote will play a key role. Gov. , frequently Amount raised in mentioned as a prospective vice Two of today’s candidates — Democrat Super Tuesday states: presidential candidate, recently $6,519,885 Hillary Rodham Clinton and Republican endorsed Democrat Barack Obama Mike Huckabee — have long histories Total raised: here in a state where Obama has $28,101,264 here. A poor showing for either would be some family roots. embarrassing. Total spent: $20,262,084 AP Photos States won: None

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