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Michigan Dem. Primary

Votes received and percentages of total vote
Candidate	Votes	Pct.	Del.
winner Joe BidenBidenJ. Biden	257,797	80.4	86
UncommittedUncommittedU. Uncommitted	44,349	13.8	0
Marianne WilliamsonWilliamsonM. Williamson	9,581	3.0	0
Dean PhillipsPhillipsD. Phillips	9,097	2.8	0
Est. 35% counted

Votes received and percentages of total vote
Candidate	Votes	Pct.	Del.
winner Donald TrumpTrumpD. Trump	357,918	67.1	9
Nikki HaleyHaleyN. Haley	147,893	27.7	2
UncommittedUncommittedU. Uncommitted	15,204	2.9	0
OtherOtherOther	12,220	2.3	0
Est. 44% counted

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