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The 2020 Michigan Democratic presidential primary took place on March 10, 2020, as one of several states voting the week after Super Tuesday in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2020 presidential election. The Michigan primary was an open primary,[1] with the state awarding 147 delegates towards the 2020 Democratic National Convention, of which 125 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary.
Former vice president Joe Biden decisively won the primary and every county in the state, getting almost 53% of the vote and 73 delegates. Senator Bernie Sanders received around 36% of the vote and 52 delegates, marking a clear regression in support for him from 2016, when he edged out Hillary Clinton by 1.42% and won 73 of the state's 83 counties.[2] Biden's victory was powered by support from African Americans, older voters, working class voters, and moderate voters.[3]
Despite losing every county and almost all municipalities, Sanders was still able to win some of the major cities in the state including: Ann Arbor, Dearborn, Grand Rapids, Lansing and Kalamazoo.[4]
- ^ "Election 2020 — Democratic Delegate Count". Real Clear Politics. March 10, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
- ^ "Live Primary Election Results: Michigan, Washington and More". New York Times. March 10, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
- ^ "Live results: 2020 Michigan Democratic presidential primary". Washington Post. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
- ^ "20 Presidential Election Results - Michigan".