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Secretary of State releases final list of candidates for Super Tuesday ballot

Republican presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla.
Republican presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. Republican presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla.

Secretary of State Tre Hargett on Tuesday released the final list of 14 Republican and 3 Democratic candidates who will appear on the March 1 ballot.

The Republicans on the ballot are Bush, Ben Carson, Chris Christie, Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina, Jim Gilmore, Lindsey Graham, Mike Huckabee, John Kasich, George Pataki, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, Rick Santorum and Donald Trump.

Jeb Bush is the first of 17 candidates appearing on the Tennessee presidential primaryballots to submit an approved list of delegates.

The Democrats are Hillary Clinton, Martin O’Malley and Bernie Sanders.

The deadline for delegates to qualify to represent candidates at the convention is Dec. 10.

Bush’s slate includes former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, state Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bill Hagerty and his successor, Randy Boyd.