Alabama voters head to the polls next week to name their picks for presidential nominees.
Super Tuesday, with contests in 12 states, represents the biggest single-day delegate haul in the entire nomination process. This also marks what is known as the SEC Primary where several southern states brought their elections dates together to draw more interest from the candidates. Hillary Clinton, Marco Rubio, Donald Trump and Ben Carson all plan stops in Alabama before Tuesday's election.
Republicans and Democrats will also name their picks in congressional and state elections. The March first primary races will be the first test of if an anti-establishment surge will have any impact on down-ballot races.
Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill is projecting a voter turnout of 38 to 40 percent. Merrill said that would be an impressively strong showing for a primary election. Turnout was 42 percent in 2008 when voters helped propel Barack Obama to the White House.
