Super Tuesday? No, it’s not a day dedicated to superheroes. Sorry to disappoint. Super Tuesday is simply a Tuesday saturated with primary elections.

According to Politico, ten states and American Samoa held their elections this past Tuesday. Republican and Democrats voted in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, and Virginia. In Alaska, the Republicans held their caucus while the Democrats held their caucus in Colorado. Simply put, this Tuesday was a big day for presidential candidates and voters alike.

Altogether, 661 Republican delegates and 865 Democratic delegates are determined. That’s over a quarter of the total Republican delegates and 18% of the Democratic delegates. These big chunks create a substantial impact on the presidential race.

Because so many delegates are allotted, negative Super Tuesday results can cause candidates to drop out of the race. Much like New Hampshire’s primary, the Tuesday primaries cause voters to question two things: their political efficacy and overall candidate success. If a candidate is not successful, then it follows that he or she will not be successful in other primaries. Obviously, unsuccessful candidates will not make it to the general election in November. This situation harms political efficacy. Voters don’t want to waste their votes on candidates who won’t move on to November’s election. They don’t believe their votes are enough to turn the tide of the primary elections. Therefore, it is more practical for unsuccessful candidates to simply drop their campaigns.

According to the Associated Press, many candidates have dropped the race already. On the Republican side, Jeb Bush is the most recent candidate to withdraw from the primaries. Disappointed after grim results in South Carolina’s primary, Bush announced his withdrawal. Chris Christie and Carly Fiorina preceded Bush, both dropping the race after negative results in New Hampshire. Martin O’Malley, upset after dismal results in the Iowa caucus, is the most recent Democratic dropout.

So, who was most successful on Super Tuesday? According to the New York Times, Donald Trump won 237 delegates. Ted Cruz followed closely with 209. Marco Rubio, John Kasich, and Ben Carson remain in the race, each coming in at third, fourth, and fifth place, respectively. Republicans must accrue 1,237 delegated votes to win their party’s nomination. Trump is at a total of 319. At the other end of the spectrum, Hillary Clinton was the most successful Democrat on Tuesday. She won 504 votes while Bernie Sanders won 340. In total, Clinton has 1,052 votes and Sanders has 427. On the Democratic side, 2,383 votes are required to win the party nomination.

The next round of elections will be held on Saturday, March 5th. Kansas will hold its caucus, Kentucky and Maine will hold their Republican caucuses, Nebraska will hold its Democratic caucus, and Louisiana will hold its primary election.

Keep an eye out for more of HMSA’s coverage of the 2016 Presidential Race!