Voices of voters as they cast ballots on Super Tuesday

Voter Bill Weise, an 86-year-old retired Marine Corps general, pauses after casting his ballot for Ted Cruz in Virginia's Republican presidential primary, Tuesday, March 1, 2016, in Springfield, Va. Voter Bill Weise, an 86-year-old retired Marine Corps general, pauses after casting his ballot for Ted Cruz in Virginia's Republican presidential primary, Tuesday, March 1, 2016, in Springfield, Va.

By Associated Press March 2, 2016 6 min read

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WASHINGTON – Twelve states cast votes for presidential nominees on March 1, also known as Super Tuesday, the biggest single-day delegate haul of the nomination contests. Republicans are voting in 11 states, with 595 delegates at stake. Democrats are casting ballots in 11 states, too, plus American Samoa, with 865 delegates up for grabs.

Here’s a look at what some voters had to say as they went to the polls:

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Gloria Pryor-Lewis and her daughter Greta Lewis went to a Memphis, Tennessee, church to vote for Hillary Clinton.