Georgia one of the largest prizes on Super Tuesday

March 1, 2016

Collins Parker,

ATLANTA (AP) – Voters in Georgia get their chance to influence the presidential race at the polls, with one of the largest delegate totals among 12 states voting in primaries.

Polls are open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. Tuesday.

Georgia’s deep-red status and high delegate count drew last-minute visits from multiple Republican candidates ahead of the Super Tuesday election. Democrats, meanwhile, know the state’s large minority population makes black voters essential to winning a party primary in Georgia.

Recent polling in the state shows Donald Trump leading Republicans and Hillary Clinton ahead in the Democratic race.

Secretary of State Brian Kemp championed moving up Georgia’s primary to March 1. He says Georgia’s racial and political diversity makes it a key state for both Republican and Democratic presidential hopefuls, particularly with an earlier primary date.