Primaries and caucuses in US

Updated: Saturday, 9 February 2008

The battle to secure candidacies for the presidency of the United States continues today with primaries and caucuses being staged in a further four states.

1 of 1 Barack Obama Neck and neck with Hillary Clinton
Barack Obama
Neck and neck with Hillary Clinton

The battle to secure candidacies for the presidency of the United States continues today with primaries and caucuses being staged in a further four states.

In the first polls since the Super Tuesday votes this week, Democratic presidential hopefuls Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are still neck and neck.

For the Republicans, John McCain has a strong lead over his rivals, Mike Huckabee and Ron Paul.

However, Mr Huckabee has won the Kansas vote.

The Republican party is also holding votes in Washington state and Louisiana on Saturday

The two Democrats face three state contests on Saturday - a primary in Louisiana and caucuses in Washington state and Nebraska.

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