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2020 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions
 
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Presidential Nominating Process
Primary: Tuesday 10 March 2020 (presumably)1
District Conventions: Saturday 16 May 2020 (presumably)
State Central Committee: Saturday 13 June 2020 (presumably)
Democrats
CandidateDelegate Votes
Hard TotalFloor
Biden, Joseph Robinette "Joe", Jr.73  49.66%92  62.59%
Sanders, Bernard "Bernie"52  35.37%53  36.05%
(available)22  14.97%2   1.36%
Total147 100.00%147 100.00%

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Michigan 2020 Delegate Selection from the Michigan Democratic Party.


March 10, 2020 Presidential Primary Dates and Deadlines from the Michigan Bureau of Elections.

2020 Presidential Primary from the Michigan Bureau of Elections.


Returns from the Michigan Bureau of Elections.


   

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 10 March 2020 (presumably): Michigan Primary. Hours 7:00a-8:00p EDT (1100-0000 UTC) / 7:00a-8:00p CDT (1200-0100 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 Bureau of Elections.
Status: Official. Retrieved: Thursday 7 May 2020.
Included in Nationwide vote.

CandidatePop
Vote
%
Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr.840,36052.93%
Bernard "Bernie" Sanders576,92636.34%
Michael Rubens "Mike" Bloomberg73,4644.63%
Elizabeth Ann Warren26,1481.65%
Peter Paul Montgomery "Pete" Buttigieg22,4621.41%
Uncommitted19,1061.20%
Amy Jean Klobuchar11,0180.69%
Tulsi Gabbard9,4610.60%
Andrew Yang2,3800.15%
Thomas Fahr "Tom" Steyer1,7320.11%
Michael Farrand Bennet1,5360.10%
Cory Anthony Booker8400.05%
Joseph A. "Joe" Sestak, Jr.7570.05%
Marianne Williamson7190.05%
John Kevin Delaney4640.03%
Julián Castro3060.02%
Total1,587,679100.00%
 

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

125 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.

  • 82 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, 43 delegates are to be allocated to presidential contenders based on the primary vote statewide.
    • 27 at-large National Convention delegates
    • 16 Pledged PLEOs

Primary
Source: Michigan Bureau of Elections.
Status: Official. Retrieved: Thursday 7 May 2020.

ContestBidenSanders
 Pop
Vote
Qual
Vote
DelPop
Vote
AllocDelPop
Vote
AllocDel
CD1100,95389,448553,7253.003335,7231.9972
CD294,16584,695547,7462.819336,9492.1812
CD3107,89096,855551,8412.676345,0142.3242
CD480,76272,165444,1972.450227,9681.5502
CD5102,13692,020659,4923.879432,5282.1212
CD698,92088,947551,5892.900337,3582.1002
CD791,67781,410549,2023.022332,2081.9782
CD8127,029111,394662,9323.390348,4622.6103
CD9139,423121,754769,7434.010452,0112.9903
CD1086,72274,337446,1292.482228,2081.5182
CD11141,086125,023776,0374.257448,9862.7433
CD12154,762141,350770,6833.500470,6673.5003
CD13111,990102,011764,1854.404437,8262.5963
CD14150,164135,877992,8596.151643,0182.8493
At-Large1,587,6791,417,28627840,36016.00916576,92610.99111
PLEO1,587,6791,417,28616840,3609.4879576,9266.5137
Total
Delegates
  125  73  52
 

Saturday 16 May 2020 (presumably): District Conventions. District-level delegates are elected according to the results of the primary.

 

Saturday 13 June 2020 (presumably): State Central Committee Meeting.

27 At-Large and 16 Pledged PLEO delegates are elected according to the results of the primary.

The remaining 22 National Convention delegates consist of

  • 22 Unpledged PLEO delegates:
    • 12 Democratic National Committee members.
    • 9 Members of Congress (2 Senators and 7 Representatives).
    • 1 Governor.
    • 0 Distinguished Party Leaders.

These 22 delegates and will go to the Democratic National Convention officially "Unpledged".

 

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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Documentation
  Historical Analysis of the Presidential Nominating Process  
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  Primary/Caucus/Convention Glossary  
  Statutory Election Information of the Several states / Presidential Primary  
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  Major Third Party Presidential Nomination Process  
 
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