WASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) - Mr Joe Biden scored two quick and significant victories in the first results from Super Tuesday, winning the Democratic primaries in Virginia and North Carolina. Mr Bernie Sanders won his home state of Vermont.

Television networks declared Mr Biden the winner shortly after polls closed in the two states, an indication that his victories were decisive and could net him a large portion of the total 209 delegates available in both states. But states with polls closing later, such as Texas and California, could aid Mr Sanders.