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Michigan Dem. Primary

Votes received and percentages of total vote
Candidate	Votes	Pct.	Del.
winner Joe BidenBidenJ. Biden	576,016	80.5	86
UncommittedUncommittedU. Uncommitted	98,511	13.8	0
Marianne WilliamsonWilliamsonM. Williamson	21,555	3.0	0
Dean PhillipsPhillipsD. Phillips	19,768	2.8	0
Est. 92% counted

Votes received and percentages of total vote
Candidate	Votes	Pct.	Del.
winner Donald TrumpTrumpD. Trump	750,900	68.2	9
Nikki HaleyHaleyN. Haley	291,984	26.5	2
UncommittedUncommittedU. Uncommitted	33,103	3.0	0
OtherOtherOther	25,336	2.3	0
Est. 97% counted

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