Photos from WTOP's reporters in Virginia and from wire services nationwide as 12 states make their picks for the Democratic and Republican candidates for president.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump takes questions from members of the media during a news conference on Super Tuesday primary election night in the White and Gold Ballroom at The Mar-A-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Fla., Tuesday, March 1, 2016.
(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
AP Photo/Andrew Harnik
Republican presidential candidate Ohio Gov. John Kasich, speaks about his Super Tuesday primary results following a Central Mississippi Republican Party fund raising dinner in Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, March 1, 2016.
(AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis
Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks during an election night watch party Tuesday, March 1, 2016, in Stafford, Texas.
(AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
AP Photo/David J. Phillip
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at her Super Tuesday election night rally in Miami, Tuesday, March 1, 2016.
(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
AP Photo/Gerald Herbert
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump shields his eyes as he listens to a question as he speaks on Super Tuesday primary election night at the White and Gold Ballroom at The Mar-A-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Fla., Tuesday, March 1, 2016.
(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
AP Photo/Andrew Harnik
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks on Super Tuesday primary election night at the White and Gold Ballroom at The Mar-A-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Fla., Tuesday, March 1, 2016, as New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie listens.
(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
AP Photo/Andrew Harnik
John Evans points across the room while waiting for Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, to take the stage during an election night watch party Tuesday, March 1, 2016, in Stafford, Texas.
(AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
AP Photo/David J. Phillip
A voter takes a “I’m a Georgia Voter” sticker after voting during Georgia’s primary election at the polling station at South Lowndes Recreation Complex in Lake Park, Ga., Tuesday, March 1, 2016.
(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
AP Photo/Andrew Harnik
Election workers register participants before the start of the Democratic caucus in Boulder, Colo., Tuesday, March 1, 2016. Voters from Vermont to Colorado, Alaska to American Samoa and a host of states in between took to polling places and caucus sites Tuesday, on the busiest day of the 2016 primaries.
(AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
AP Photo/Brennan Linsley
Voters are lined up into parking lot at Flint Baptist Church waiting to vote in the primary election in Flint, Texas Tuesday afternoon March 1, 2016.
(Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph via AP)
Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph via AP
The podium where Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will speak on Super Tuesday primary election night at the White and Gold Ballroom at The Mar-A-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Fla., Tuesday, March 1, 2016.
(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
AP Photo/Andrew Harnik
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton reacts to supporters as she arrives to speak at her Super Tuesday election night rally in Miami, Tuesday, March 1, 2016.
(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
AP Photo/Gerald Herbert
Supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton cheer as they watch election returns at her Super Tuesday election night rally in Miami, Tuesday, March 1, 2016.
(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
AP Photo/Gerald Herbert
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., laughs as he arrives with his wife Jane Sanders, and his son Levi Sanders to a primary night rally in Essex Junction, Vt., Tuesday, March 1, 2016, on Super Tuesday.
(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin
Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, waits in line to cast his vote in the Texas primary, Tuesday, March 1, 2016, in Houston.
(AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)
AP Photo/Pat Sullivan
Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., speaks to supporters at a campaign rally, Tuesday, March 1, 2016, in Miami.
(AP Photo/Alan Diaz)
AP Photo/Alan Diaz
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and his wife Jane Sanders vote in the Vermont primary at the Robert Miller Community and Recreation Center in Burlington, Vermont, Tuesday, March 1, 2016, on Super Tuesday.
(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin
ESSEX JUNCTION, VT – MARCH 01: Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) speaks to supporters after winning the Vermont primary on Super Tuesday on March 1, 2016 in Essex Junction, Vermont. Thirteen states and one territory are participating in today’s Super Tuesday: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Wyoming and American Samoa.
(Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images
A WTOP staffer shows off an “I Voted” sticker on Tuesday.
(WTOP/Sarah Beth Hensley)
WTOP/Sarah Beth Hensley
Voters go to the polls at George C. Marshall High School in Falls Church, Va., Tuesday, March 1, 2016. Officials in both political parties are expecting large turnouts in the Virginia presidential primary. Virginians head to the polls Tuesday to help pick the Republican and Democratic nominees for president.
(AP Photo/Matthew Barakat)
AP Photo/Matthew Barakat
(AP Photo/Matthew Barakat)
Eileen Gilliland fills in her paper ballot during the primary election Tuesday, March 1, 2016 in Winchester, Va. Voters from Vermont to Colorado, Alaska to American Samoa and a host of states in between were heading to polling places and caucus sites on the busiest day of the 2016 primaries. MANDATORY CREDIT
(Jeff Taylor/The Winchester Star via AP)
Jeff Taylor/The Winchester Star via AP
Voter Bill Weise, an 86-year-old retired Marine Corps general, pauses after casting his ballot for Ted Cruz in Virginia’s Republican presidential primary, Tuesday, March 1, 2016, in Springfield, Va. Weise said he opted for Cruz over Donald Trump at the last minute, though he would have voted for Ben Carson if his campaign had stayed viable.
(AP Photo/Matthew Barakat)
AP Photo/Matthew Barakat
Residents of the Greenspring retirement community in Springfield, Va. line up to vote in Virginia’s presidential primary, Tuesday, March 1, 2016. Officials in both political parties are expecting large turnouts in the Virginia presidential primary. Virginians head to the polls Tuesday to help pick the Republican and Democratic nominees for president.
(AP Photo/Matthew Barakat)
AP Photo/Matthew Barakat
Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe and First Lady Dorothy McAuliffe cast their ballots at the Richmond Public Library in Richmond, Va., early Tuesday, March 1, 2016. Republicans will vote in 11 states, with 595 delegates at stake. Democrats will vote in 11 states and American Samoa, with 865 delegates up for grabs. Some states have contests Tuesday for only one party.
(Joe Mahoney/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)
Joe Mahoney/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP
(Joe Mahoney/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)
In Arlington, Va., Katelyn Allison, pictured here with Kyle Allison, says this elections marks the first time she hasn’t felt a connection to any of the candidates. Virginians head to the polls Tuesday to help pick the Republican and Democratic nominees for president.
(WTOP/Kristi King)
WTOP/Kristi King
Kalyan Deshpande, Kevin Bloomfield and Dan Waxman say additional Republican ballots were needed at precinct 041-Woodbury in Alrington, Va., where turnout was higher than expected.
(WTOP/Kristi King)
WTOP/Kristi King
Ten percent turnout before midday is considered large Kyree Jones, chief of Arlington, Va. precinct 041-Woodbury, says .
(WTOP/Kristi King)
WTOP/Kristi King
Arlington, Va. resident Dennis Parungao, a Republican, tells says he’s not voting for a actor-celebrity Donald Trump.
(WTOP/Kristi King)
WTOP/Kristi King
David Ray rides his bike away from his polling place after voting in the primary election Tuesday, March 1, 2016 in Winchester, Va. Voters from Vermont to Colorado, Alaska to American Samoa and a host of states in between were heading to polling places and caucus sites on the busiest day of the 2016 primaries.
(Jeff Taylor/The Winchester Star via AP)
Jeff Taylor/The Winchester Star via AP
Voters line up at dawn to cast their ballots in Georgia’s primary election at a polling site Tuesday, March 1, 2016, in Atlanta.
(AP Photo/David Goldman)
AP Photo/David Goldman
Tameika Ogburn, a polling site assistant manager, prepares voting machines before a voting location opens for Georgia’s primary election Tuesday, March 1, 2016, in Atlanta.
(AP Photo/David Goldman)
AP Photo/David Goldman
Volunteer election clerk Allie Green Jr. searches for places to post voting signs outside of a Fiesta Mart supermarket, a polling location, before polls open in Austin, Texas on Tuesday, March 1, 2016. Republicans will vote in 11 states, with 595 delegates at stake. Democrats will vote in 11 states and American Samoa, with 865 delegates up for grabs. Some states have contests Tuesday for only one party.
(AP Photo/Tamir Kalifa)
AP Photo/Tamir Kalifa
Brooke Stanfill votes with her 4-year-old son Charlie at Concord Baptist Church during the primary election in East Brainerd, Tenn., on Tuesday, March 1, 2016. Voters from Vermont to Colorado, Alaska to American Samoa and a host of states in between were heading to polling places and caucus sites on the busiest day of the 2016 primaries.
(Dan Henry/Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP)
Dan Henry/Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP
Patricia Stone checks people in during voting for the Vermont primary at the Robert Miller Community and Recreation Center in Burlington, Vt., Tuesday, March 1, 2016.
(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin
Voters leave a polling place after casting their ballots during the presidential primary in Henrico, Va., Tuesday, March 1, 2016.
(AP Photo/Steve Helber)
AP Photo/Steve Helber
“Democracy isn’t a spectator sport. You have to get involved,” say Jeff Caplan and Candice Block of Arlington, Va.
(WTOP/Kristi King)
WTOP/Kristi King
The elections chief at this historically busy Fairfax County polling place says morning turnout was heavy, and that more voters chose a Republican ballot.
(WTOP/Neal Augenstein)
WTOP/Neal Augenstein
Virginia voters are only casting ballots for president. You ask for a Democratic or Republican ballot when you walk in.
(WTOP/Neal Augenstein)
WTOP/Neal Augenstein
Voters head into a school in Leesburg.
(WTOP/Neal Augenstein)
WTOP/Neal Augenstein
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and his wife Jane Sanders vote in the Vermont primary at the Robert Miller Community and Recreation Center in Burlington, Vermont, Tuesday, March 1, 2016, on Super Tuesday.
(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., takes a ballot to vote in the Vermont primary at the Robert Miller Community and Recreation Center in Burlington, Vermont, Tuesday, March 1, 2016, on Super Tuesday.
(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin
A local Democratic official says that morning turnout is heavy. Virginia voters can cast ballots in either ballots, though.
(WTOP/Neal Augenstein)
WTOP/Neal Augenstein
Polls opened at 6 a.m. at Dale City Elementary School in Virginia.
(WTOP/Nick Iannelli)
WTOP/Nick Iannelli
Post cards and a US flag are placed on a table at a polling station for Democrats abroad in a restaurant in Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, March 1, 2016. The United States have their presidential primary elections on so-called Super Tuesday.
(AP Photo/Michael Probst)
AP Photo/Michael Probst
WTOP’s Neal Augenstein concedes that “I’m no expert,” but turnout in Loudoun County, Va. seems high to him.
(WTOP/Neal Augenstein)
WTOP/Neal Augenstein
(WTOP/Neal Augenstein)
Voting begins on Super Tuesday — March 1, 2016 — in Virginia.
(WTOP/Neal Augenstein)
WTOP/Neal Augenstein
“Just you, your thoughts, your hopes, your choice — the privacy of the voting booth.”
(WTOP/Neal Augenstein)
WTOP/Neal Augenstein