2020 Michigan Democratic presidential primary


The 2020 Michigan Democratic presidential primary took place in Michigan, United States, on Tuesday, March 10, 2020, as one of several states voting the week after Super Tuesday in the Democratic Party presidential primaries for the 2020 presidential election. The Michigan primary is an open primary, with the state awarding 147 delegates, of which 125 are pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary. Polling places closed at 8pm local time ; however, anyone who was already in line at 8pm had to be allowed to vote.
At 9:05pm EDT, the Associated Press declared Joe Biden the winner of the Michigan primary. Biden won every county in the state. The results marked a clear regression in support for Bernie Sanders from 2016, when he edged out Hillary Clinton by 1.42% and won 73 of the state's 83 counties. Biden's victory was powered by support from African Americans, older voters, working class voters, and moderate voters.

Procedure

Michigan is one of 6 states which held primaries on March 10, 2020, one week after Super Tuesday.
Voting took place throughout the state from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. local time. In the open primary, candidates must meet a threshold of 15 percent at the congressional district or statewide level in order to be considered viable. The 125 pledged delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention will be allocated proportionally on the basis of the results of the primary. Of the 125 pledged delegates, between 4 and 9 are allocated to each of the state's 14 congressional districts and another 16 are allocated to party leaders and elected officials, in addition to 27 at-large pledged delegates. Bonus delegates will be allocated as Michigan shares a primary date with numerous other states holding contests the week after Super Tuesday; these numbers do not yet account for these delegates.
After district conventions on Saturday, May 16, 2020, during which district-level delegates will be selected, the state central committee meeting will subsequently be held on Saturday, June 13, 2020, to vote on the 27 pledged at-large and 16 PLEO delegates to send to the Democratic National Convention. The 125 pledged delegates Michigan sends to the national convention will be joined by 22 unpledged PLEO delegates.

Candidates

The following people have been included on the initial list issued on November 8, 2019, by the Michigan Secretary of State for the presidential primary.
Running
Withdrawn

Results

†Candidate withdrew after early voting started.