In Pictures: Super Tuesday of US presidential election

The nominating contests that will determine the Democratic and Republican nominees for the Nov 8 US presidential election have entered a critical phase with Super Tuesday (March 1) being the most pivotal day of the primary season so far. Here's a look in pictures as voters headed to the polls on Super Tuesday.

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Mar 02, 2016, 09:45 AM

Senator Bernie Sanders, an independent from Vermont and 2016 Democratic presidential candidate, raising his fist after speaking during a campaign rally at Milton High School on Feb 29, 2016. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG

A supporter of Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders wearing a sticker on his head at a rally at the University of Massachusetts on Feb 22, 2016. PHOTO: AFP

US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaking during a Get Out The Vote rally at the Lyman & Merrie Wood Museum of Springfield History on Feb 29, 2016. PHOTO: AFP

US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton greeting people at Midtown Global Market in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on March 1, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

Voters casting their ballots at the Old South Church polling place in Massachusetts on March 1, 2016. PHOTO: EPA

Voters casting their ballots at a polling station in Vermont on March 1, 2016. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG

A man returning a voting machine card after casting his ballot at the Mary Lin Elementary School polling precinct in Georgia on March 1, 2016. PHOTO: EPA

Republican presidential candidate Senator Marco Rubio speaking to supporters at Courtyards of Andover Event Center in Andover, Minnesota. PHOTO: AFP

A woman and her daughter voting at a polling centre in Oklahoma on March 1, 2016. PHOTO: EPA

Senator Ted Cruz (centre), a Republican from Texas and 2016 presidential candidate, speaking to the media while leaving a polling station in Texas on March 1, 2016. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG

Attendees holding signs while standing by a service dog during a campaign rally for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at the Port Columbus International Airport in Ohio on March 1, 2016. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG

A voter casting a ballot in the Buckland Town Hall on March 1, 2016, in Buckland, Massachusetts. PHOTO: AFP

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaking during a campaign rally at the Port Columbus International Airport in Ohio on March 1, 2016. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG

Republican US presidential candidate Donald Trump speaking to supporters at a Super Tuesday campaign rally in Louisville, Kentucky, on March 1, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

A supporter holding a photo of Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio ahead of a Super Tuesday rally by Mr Rubio at Tropical Park in Florida on March 1, 2016. PHOTO: EPA

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