Five States Vote on "Super Tuesday 3"

In what’s being billed as Super Tuesday 3, Democratic and Republican voters head to the polls today for primaries and caucuses in Florida, Illinois, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio and the commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. In the Republican race, all eyes will be on Ohio and Florida, where Ohio Governor John Kasich and Florida Senator Marco Rubio are attempting to defeat front-runner Donald Trump in their home states.

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