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Joe Biden won the Arkansas Democratic primary on Super Tuesday evening. It was one of several states Biden won over the course of the evening, confirming a definitive and remarkable shift for the former vice president, from a lagging candidate in the middle of the pack to a frontrunner, poised to contend with Bernie Sanders.
There were 31 delegates in Arkansas up for grabs for the Democratic candidates.
A candidate needs at least 1,991 delegates to receive the nomination. You can read more about how the delegate system works in a presidential election here.
Speaking to supporters on Tuesday evening at a rally in Los Angeles, Biden said, “They don’t call it Super Tuesday for nothing…it’s still early, but things are looking awful, awful good.”
He continued, “For those who have been knocked down, counted out, left behind, this is your campaign.”
Below you’ll find a live results tracker, as well as info on polling and delegates for the state of Arkansas.
Arkansas Democratic Primary Results — Updated Live
Heavy has partnered with Decision Desk to show the live results of the Arkansas Democratic primary as they come in. You can see the results below by clicking on the state of Arkansas.
Polls Going into Super Tuesday Suggested a Potential Lead for Biden
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@FiveThirtyEight is currently projecting @JoeBiden to win Texas, North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Alabama, Oklahoma and Arkansas on Super Tuesday.
Arkansas primary polls leading up to Super Tuesday suggested that Biden might have the highest likelihood of winning the state’s majority of delegates. Per FiveThirtyEight, Biden was given a 27.5% chance of being the leader in the state, as of March 3.
Prior to March 3, Sanders was given the highest probability, though his favor in the polls took an apparent dive on March 1. This could have to do with former candidates Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar dropping out of the race and endorsing Biden.
How Many Delegates Does Arkansas Have?
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At the Democratic National Convention, Arkansas will be represented by 31 delegates: Statewide At-Large, Statewide PLEOs (Party Leader and Elected Official), and by Congressional Districts.
There are seven Statewide At-Large delegates, and these are pledged to candidates based off of how those candidates do in Arkansas. However, a candidate must first receive at least 15% of the statewide vote in order to start earning delegates.
There are four Statewide PLEOs, which are also assigned to candidates in the same way as the Statewide At-Large delegates.
Lastly, the Congressional Districts delegates are assigned with the same formula as the Statewide At-Large and Statewide PLEOs, with one distinction: the candidates will be judged on the percent of the vote they receive within each of Arkansas’ four congressional districts. District 1 gets 4 delegates, District 2 gets 6 delegates, District 3 gets 5 delegates, and District 4 gets 5 delegates.
Arkansas has five superdelegates. They enter the convention un-pledged to any candidate.
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