Samoa, according to US media reports. The island has six Democratic delegates and their caucus awarded
five to Bloomberg and one to Gabbard, who is from Hawaii.
Mr Bloomberg has spent over $400m (£312m) of his personal fortune, and much of his argument has been
that he is a moderate candidate who has the resources and temperament to take on Mr Trump in
November.
Polls closed at about 00.00GMT in the biggest day of the race so far, with 14 states having cast their ballots.
With a thinning field of contenders, Mr Biden is facing against Mr Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and Michael
Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York. Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg, as well as Beto O’Rourke
have been recent drop outs.
Mr Bloomberg has insisted he is staying in the race, hoping to win in a contested convention, amid
allegations he’s peeling votes away from Mr Biden, while Ms Warren has blasted the former vice president
as a “Washington insider” as Mr Sanders’ supporters have urged her to leave the race and rally progressives
around the Vermont senator.
Mr Bloomberg, said: “No matter how many we win tonight, we have done something no one else thought
was possible.” He said that feat was rising “from 1 per cent in the polls to being a contender for the
Democratic nomination for president”.
Former Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton meanwhile has stood by comments calling Mr Sanders’
campaign “just bologna” yesterday, despite his support for her in 2016, as he looks to win big in delegate-
rich California and re-assert his frontrunner status.
A total of 1,344 delegates to the Democratic Convention in July are up for grabs on Super Tuesday. A
candidate needs to secure at least 1,991 to secure the party’s nomination.