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2016 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions
 
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Presidential Nominating Process
Primary: Tuesday 8 March 20161
District Conventions: Saturday 21 May 2016 (presumably)
State Central Committee: Saturday 11 June 2016
Democrats
CandidateDelegate Votes
Hard TotalFloor
Clinton, Hillary Diane Rodham63  42.86%81  55.10%
Sanders, Bernard "Bernie"67  45.58%66  44.90%
Uncommitted17  11.56% 
Total147 100.00%147 100.00%

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Source: 2016 DNC Delegate Selection Plan.

2016 Presidential Primary Information from the Michigan Department of State.


Returns from
the Michigan Department of State.

Results from
AP Statewide
Politico.


Unpledged delegate preferences as of
26 February 2016: Clinton 10.
25 May 2016: Clinton 11.
28 May 2016: Clinton 12.
27 June 2016: Clinton 13.


   

Participation in Michigan’s delegate selection process is open to all voters who wish to participate as Democrats. In order to vote, a voter is required to indicate in writing which political party's ballot he or she wishes to use.

Tuesday 8 March 2016: Michigan Primary. Hours 7:00a-8:00p EST (1200-0100 UTC) / 7:00a-8:00p CST (1300-0200 UTC). Relatively small portions of this state are in CT and so the vast majority of the polls are closed by the time indicated ET, when the networks feel they can project. Delegate Pledging: Proportional Primary. Voter Eligibility: Open Primary.

Primary
Source: Michigan Department of State.
Status: Official. Retrieved: Saturday 30 April 2016.
Included in Nationwide vote.

CandidatePop
Vote
%
Bernard "Bernie" Sanders598,94349.68%
Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton581,77548.26%
Uncommitted21,6011.79%
Martin Joseph O'Malley2,3630.20%
Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente Guerra8700.07%
Total1,205,552100.00%
 

Michigan election law has no provision for write-in candidates or "uncommitted" on the ballot.

Tuesday 8 March 2016: 130 of 147 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are pledged to presidential contenders based on the results of the preferences expressed in today's Presidential Primary.

A mandatory 15 percent threshold is required in order for a presidential contender to be allocated National Convention delegates at either the congressional district or statewide level. How the Democratic Proportional Delegate Allocation Math works.

  • 85 district delegates are to be allocated proportionally to presidential contenders based on the results in each of the State's 14 congressional districts.
  • In addition, 45 delegates are to be allocated to presidential contenders based on the primary vote statewide.
    • 28 at-large National Convention delegates
    • 17 Pledged PLEOs

Primary
Source: Michigan Department of State.
Status: Official. Retrieved: Saturday 30 April 2016.

ContestSandersClinton
 Pop
Vote
Qual
Vote
DelPop
Vote
AllocDelPop
Vote
AllocDel
CD175,07273,219644,3593.635428,8602.3652
CD267,24765,924539,8343.021326,0901.9792
CD375,00173,723545,2823.071328,4411.9292
CD461,92460,525535,5972.941324,9282.0592
CD593,41391,377742,7553.275348,6223.7254
CD668,65767,422539,1572.904328,2652.0962
CD767,05465,205536,0192.762329,1862.2382
CD883,87682,174546,9692.858335,2052.1422
CD9102,31499,473650,9033.070348,5702.9303
CD1064,42562,024533,7102.717328,3142.2832
CD1186,46684,786645,0543.188339,7322.8123
CD12110,929109,049758,8923.780450,1573.2203
CD13109,734108,263937,0283.078371,2355.9226
CD14132,745131,102942,6082.925388,4946.0756
At-Large1,198,8571,174,26628598,16714.26314576,09913.73714
PLEO1,198,8571,174,26617598,1678.6609576,0998.3408
Total
Delegates
  130  67  63
 

Saturday 21 May 2016 (presumably): District Conventions. District-level delegates are elected according to the results of the primary.

 

Saturday 11 June 2016: State Central Committee Meeting.

28 At-Large and 17 Pledged PLEO delegates are elected according to the results of the primary.

The remaining 17 National Convention delegates consist of

  • 17 Unpledged PLEO delegates:
    • 10 Democratic National Committee members.
    • 7 Members of Congress (2 Senators and 5 Representatives).
    • 0 Governors.
    • 0 Distinguished Party Leaders.

These 17 delegates and will go to the Democratic National Convention officially "Unpledged".

 

 

SB 44 and SB 45 were introduced on 28 January 2015 by state Senator David B. Robertson (Republican) and signed by Governor Rick Snyder (Republican) on 20 February 2015. The bill changes the date of the Michigan Presidential Primary from the 4th Tuesday in February (23 February 2016) to the 2nd Tuesday in March (8 March 2016).

 

Notes

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

1 Democratic Party's "First Determining Step" of the delegate selection process.

 

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