Michigan presidential primary by county: See results around the state
Joe Biden and Donald Trump look set for a November rematch following big wins for each in Michigan’s presidential primary Tuesday.
But each faces potential headwinds based on the results.
President Biden won the Democratic primary, getting more than 81% of the vote — and getting 80% or more in all but 10 counties.
But just over 100,000 or 13% of voters picked “uncommitted” as part of a protest aimed at the Biden administration’s policies toward Israel and its war against Hamas in Gaza.
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And though Trump won over 68% of the vote, there were pockets in metro Detroit and traditionally strong Republican west Michigan where former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley got over a third of the vote, and where Trump got less than 60%.
Although Haley said Tuesday she intends to stay in the race through Super Tuesday’s March 5 contests, the Michigan victory will allow Trump to secure a majority of the 16 presidential nominating delegates that were up for grabs in the GOP primary. The Michigan Republican Party plans to award another 39 national nominating delegates through congressional district caucuses on Saturday.
In total, 756,000 Democrats voted in a race without a high-profile challenger to Biden, though U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips of Minnesota was on the ballot. He got just over 19,300 voters or 2.6% of the total.
Just over 1.1 million Republicans voted and had multiple choices, though only Trump and Haley were actively campaigning. Statewide, Haley got 26.5% of the vote.
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