March 2, 2016 - New York Businessman Donald Trump and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton each took a giant step toward securing their respective parties presidential nominations by both winning seven of the Super Tuesday voting states and hundreds of convention delegates.

On the Republican side , Trump scored victories in Vermont, Massachusetts , Virgina, Georgia, Alabama , Arkansas and Tennessee. It wasn't a complete sweep for Trump though as Senator Ted Cruz won his home state of Texas and also Oklahoma and Alaska. Senator Marco Rubio of Florida finally got up on the scoreboard notching his first win of the primary season by claiming victory in the Minnesota Republican Caucus.

With 15 states now having voted, Trump  has won 315 delegates to 205 for Cruz and 106 for Rubio. There are actually two other Republicans in the race for the White House Ohio Governor John Kasich and Dr Ben Carson, and while they did not win any states they did collect some delegates.Kasich now has won 27 delegates followed by Carson with 7.

On the Democratic side , Clinton won the states of Massachusetts, George, Alabama, Virgina, Arkansas , Tennessee and Texas. Senator Bernie Sanders  won his home state of Vermont and Oklahoma , Colorado and Minnesota.

When super delegates are included Clinton now has a commanding lead of 1062 delegates followed by Sanders with 421.

The presidential primary calendar now moves on to Saturday March 5 where the Republicans will compete in Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana and Maine. The Democrats will compete in Kansas , Nebraska, Louisiana and Maine.