Super Tuesday live blog: Tenn. polls staying open late after deadly storms

The nation’s biggest presidential primary is underway, as polls open in 14 states Tuesday.

Polls closed in Virginia at 7:00 p.m., a state that

More than one-third of Americans are expected to participate in this year's biggest election so far. A total of 1,357 pledged delegates also make up 34% of the nationwide total on Super Tuesday, making March 3 a make-or-break day for the remaining Democratic White House hopefuls.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution will post live updates throughout the day, including poll openings and closings, as we provide our readers with the most complete, comprehensive and compelling coverage of Election 2020.

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6:08 p.m. 

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3:10 p.m. President Donald Trump predicts the Super Tuesday contests will make for an “interesting evening of television. “I think it's going to be a very interesting evening of television and I will be watching,” Trump told reporters Tuesday as he visited the National Institutes of Health. Trump says he doesn’t have a favorite to run against this fall, adding, "I'll take anybody I have to.”

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2:26 p.m. Power outages reported at some California polling locations around LAX.

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2:26 p.m. 

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1:00 p.m. Former FBI Director James Comey voted for former Vice President Joe Biden.

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12:11 p.m. Nashville Mayor John Cooper said alternate sites were arranged for 15 polling places out of the 169 precincts in Nashville’s combined city-county area.

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Noon. U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders votes in Vermont.

Credit: Charles Krupa

Credit: Charles Krupa

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11:00 a.m. Polls now open in all 14 Super Tuesday states.

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9:58 a.m. U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren votes in Massachusetts.

Credit: Steven Senne

Credit: Steven Senne

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9:57 a.m. The Associated Press is reporting that voters in several states are battling poor weather as they make their way to the polls.

Credit: Mark Humphrey

Credit: Mark Humphrey

Credit: Steve Helber

Credit: Steve Helber

Credit: Steve Helber

Credit: Steve Helber

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9:31 a.m. 

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9:01 a.m. Polls in certain areas of Tennessee hit hard by the storms are opening later.

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9:00 a.m. Polls are now open in Alabama, Colorado, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas. Polls will open later this morning in California and Utah. 

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7:12 a.m. The Associated Press is reporting four polling stations are being moved in central Tennessee after a series of deadly tornadoes damaged dozens of buildings in Nashville and the surrounding area.

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7:00 a.m. Polls open in Vermont and Massachusetts, home to U.S. Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, respectively.

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6:30 a.m. Polls open in North Carolina, Super Tuesday’s third-biggest delegate haul.

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6:17 a.m. A series of deadly, early morning tornadoes in Tennessee are causing Nashville election commission officials to assess damage at any polls and look at possible alternate locations, according to the Tennessean. Tennessee polls open at 8 a.m. EST.

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6:00 a.m. Polls open in Virginia, which offers Super Tuesday’s fourth-biggest haul of delegates at 99. Polls also open in Maine.

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