A candidate must get the majority of their party’s delegates to win the nomination. For Republicans, a candidate needs at least 1,215 out of 2,429 delegates to win the nomination. For Democrats, a candidate needs 1,968 out of about 3,900 delegates to win the nomination. ELECTION RESULTS: 16 states voted on Super Tuesday. Here are the results. When can Trump clinch the Republican nomination? Heading into Super Tuesday, Trump needed 971 more delegates to hit the “magic number” of 1,215. At that point, he’ll have won a majority of available delegates to the Republican convention this summer and will be considered the party’s presumptive nominee. After Super Tuesday, Trump needs only 190 more delegates. The earliest Trump can hit that number is March 12. Republican
