Biden and Trump win respective primaries in Massachusetts, AP says

BOSTON, Mass, (WLNE) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have won their respective primaries in Massachusetts on Super Tuesday, according to the Associated Press.

Biden was determined to have won the Democratic primary at 8:27 p.m. on Tuesday, while the GOP primary was called in favor of Trump shortly after at 8:48 p.m.

Both races were called with less than 1% of the vote officially counted, as AP said early returns showed both Biden and Trump with decisive leads.

AP White House reporter Chris Megerian provided more context at the halfway point of Super Tuesday:

The biggest night of the primary campaign is half over. So far, there haven’t been any surprises.

President Joe Biden has easily carried all the Democratic contests, winning Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Vermont.

Republican front-runner Donald Trump clinched Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado Maine, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

Full results will take at least a few more hours. Voting in Alaska doesn’t end until 12 a.m. EST.

Although Biden and Trump are expected to be their party’s nominee, neither will be declared the “presumptive nominee” tonight. Trump won’t have enough delegates until March 12, and Biden will have to wait until March 19.

Live, updated results of the Massachusetts primary can be found on ABC 6’s website.