Live results: 2020 Michigan Democratic presidential primary
Joe Biden (D) has won; 100 percent of precincts are reporting.
Last Updated: Mar 27, 2020 at 11:11 a.m. EDT
Former vice president Joe Biden has won the Michigan primary, extending his delegate lead with the biggest prize of the night. After Super Tuesday, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) worked to regain momentum by campaigning heavily in the state, which awards 125 delegates. He hoped to show he was stronger than Biden in a state that was key to President Trump's victory. But Biden decisively won working-class and affluent voters, whites and African Americans, moderates and conservatives, and women.
The state has same-day registration and no-excuses absentee voting, and turnout was high. More than 700,000 ballots had been returned as of March 9, and nearly 29,000 voters asked to have their ballots voided so they could vote for a remaining candidate, according to the secretary of state’s office. All polls closed by 9 p.m. Eastern time.
Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer had endorsed former vice president Joe Biden.
Additional delegates will be allocated as vote totals are finalized.
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Grand Rapids
Lansing
Sault Ste. Marie
Detroit
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Candidate | Votes | Pct. | Del. | ||
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Joe BidenBiden | 837,980 | 52.9 | % | 73 | |
Bernie SandersSanders | 576,364 | 36.4 | 52 | ||
Michael BloombergBloomberg | 73,110 | 4.6 | 0 | ||
Elizabeth WarrenWarren | 26,023 | 1.6 | 0 | ||
Pete ButtigiegButtigieg | 22,367 | 1.4 | 0 | ||
Amy KlobucharKlobuchar | 10,953 | 0.7 | 0 | ||
Tulsi GabbardGabbard | 9,457 | 0.6 | 0 | ||
Andrew YangYang | 2,379 | 0.2 | 0 | ||
Tom SteyerSteyer | 1,730 | 0.1 | 0 | ||
Michael BennetBennet | 1,531 | 0.1 | 0 | ||
Cory BookerBooker | 889 | 0.1 | 0 | ||
Marianne WilliamsonWilliamson | 728 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
John DelaneyDelaney | 465 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
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Total votes from 100% of precincts | 1,584,397 |
Where Candidates Did Well
Here’s where the top candidates racked up their vote totals across the state.

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County Results
Wayne County is Michigan’s most populous with almost 2 million people. Home to Detroit, Wayne saw some of the biggest drop-offs in voter turnout for the Democratic Party between 2012 and 2016. Northwest of Detroit is Oakland County, the state’s second-most-populous with a large auto engineering sector and auto-based economy. Macomb, northeast of Detroit, is Michigan’s third-most-populous county.
Counties | Biden | Sanders | Bloomberg | Warren | Buttigieg | Klobuchar | Steyer | Booker | Gabbard | Yang | Bennet | Delaney | Williamson |
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Alcona | 742 | 307 | 61 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Alger | 769 | 451 | 29 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Allegan | 7,572 | 4,839 | 520 | 195 | 259 | 111 | 19 | 4 | 109 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
Alpena | 2,370 | 1,185 | 214 | 81 | 65 | 59 | 7 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
Antrim | 1,871 | 1,219 | 173 | 70 | 51 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Arenac | 1,017 | 468 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Baraga | 441 | 280 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Barry | 3,417 | 2,324 | 351 | 98 | 84 | 57 | 13 | 6 | 50 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
Bay | 7,993 | 5,046 | 1,013 | 218 | 347 | 140 | 34 | 7 | 106 | 21 | 22 | 5 | 3 |
Benzie | 1,716 | 1,218 | 176 | 89 | 63 | 46 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Berrien | 11,149 | 5,704 | 483 | 237 | 913 | 131 | 17 | 11 | 124 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 13 |
Branch | 1,706 | 981 | 140 | 60 | 57 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Calhoun | 7,546 | 4,942 | 618 | 245 | 233 | 88 | 18 | 7 | 74 | 18 | 19 | 3 | 3 |
Cass | 2,907 | 1,264 | 77 | 39 | 175 | 29 | 8 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
Charlevoix | 2,120 | 1,344 | 211 | 70 | 70 | 59 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Cheboygan | 1,538 | 803 | 158 | 55 | 48 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Chippewa | 1,817 | 1,326 | 138 | 69 | 57 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Clare | 1,568 | 951 | 161 | 37 | 41 | 31 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Clinton | 6,719 | 3,956 | 585 | 202 | 171 | 99 | 11 | 3 | 76 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 5 |
Crawford | 891 | 494 | 79 | 23 | 36 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Delta | 2,317 | 1,302 | 156 | 58 | 90 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
Dickinson | 1,518 | 871 | 93 | 30 | 47 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Eaton | 9,244 | 6,088 | 1,206 | 363 | 325 | 200 | 31 | 11 | 113 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 6 |
Emmet | 2,943 | 2,099 | 247 | 122 | 111 | 64 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 6 |
Genesee | 37,558 | 20,788 | 2,584 | 690 | 633 | 372 | 82 | 27 | 320 | 69 | 67 | 26 | 24 |
Gladwin | 1,491 | 659 | 170 | 35 | 36 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Gogebic | 1,256 | 626 | 71 | 22 | 11 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Grand Traverse | 8,485 | 6,814 | 926 | 387 | 397 | 220 | 21 | 4 | 117 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 9 |
Gratiot | 2,091 | 1,250 | 91 | 53 | 45 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Hillsdale | 1,775 | 1,082 | 155 | 45 | 50 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Houghton | 2,171 | 2,005 | 76 | 89 | 39 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Huron | 1,765 | 869 | 128 | 33 | 41 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Ingham | 26,376 | 24,702 | 2,870 | 1,710 | 985 | 490 | 71 | 27 | 352 | 104 | 52 | 12 | 27 |
Ionia | 2,928 | 2,143 | 216 | 70 | 69 | 42 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
Iosco | 1,731 | 756 | 194 | 42 | 66 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Iron | 876 | 459 | 47 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Isabella | 3,667 | 3,421 | 193 | 117 | 79 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 53 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 |
Jackson | 8,503 | 5,864 | 761 | 225 | 203 | 92 | 15 | 10 | 111 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 3 |
Kalamazoo | 22,823 | 20,793 | 1,633 | 893 | 736 | 341 | 37 | 14 | 303 | 61 | 22 | 6 | 23 |
Kalkaska | 942 | 637 | 96 | 36 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kent | 47,504 | 46,231 | 3,640 | 1,757 | 1,706 | 770 | 103 | 43 | 675 | 166 | 77 | 31 | 36 |
Keweenaw | 232 | 153 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lake | 759 | 332 | 37 | 11 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Lapeer | 4,908 | 3,163 | 537 | 120 | 134 | 75 | 21 | 3 | 63 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 7 |
Leelanau | 3,077 | 1,888 | 244 | 134 | 101 | 80 | 7 | 3 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Lenawee | 5,741 | 3,846 | 455 | 164 | 127 | 71 | 11 | 4 | 74 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 1 |
Livingston | 14,347 | 9,682 | 1,427 | 540 | 512 | 271 | 36 | 7 | 215 | 40 | 13 | 8 | 15 |
Luce | 281 | 161 | 23 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mackinac | 807 | 479 | 70 | 32 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Macomb | 66,068 | 44,171 | 9,530 | 2,038 | 2,420 | 1,138 | 190 | 57 | 984 | 233 | 140 | 46 | 73 |
Manistee | 1,929 | 1,188 | 190 | 78 | 86 | 47 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Marquette | 5,973 | 5,017 | 264 | 157 | 184 | 109 | 10 | 8 | 69 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
Mason | 2,269 | 1,304 | 149 | 78 | 57 | 56 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Mecosta | 2,014 | 1,536 | 164 | 75 | 83 | 41 | 10 | 1 | 35 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
Menominee | 1,319 | 620 | 86 | 26 | 20 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
Midland | 6,302 | 3,932 | 350 | 168 | 132 | 85 | 6 | 2 | 93 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Missaukee | 638 | 345 | 69 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Monroe | 9,535 | 5,777 | 895 | 203 | 241 | 141 | 20 | 10 | 104 | 28 | 20 | 7 | 17 |
Montcalm | 3,000 | 2,065 | 309 | 69 | 118 | 56 | 6 | 1 | 46 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
Montmorency | 584 | 243 | 54 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Muskegon | 13,021 | 8,567 | 1,176 | 338 | 378 | 212 | 24 | 13 | 148 | 24 | 34 | 12 | 19 |
Newaygo | 2,410 | 1,507 | 185 | 62 | 51 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Oakland | 145,408 | 86,666 | 12,471 | 4,336 | 3,505 | 1,631 | 235 | 118 | 1,524 | 447 | 212 | 36 | 105 |
Oceana | 1,549 | 855 | 134 | 44 | 34 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Ogemaw | 1,183 | 622 | 136 | 29 | 33 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
Ontonagon | 479 | 271 | 33 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Osceola | 968 | 571 | 92 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Oscoda | 446 | 203 | 44 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Otsego | 1,430 | 977 | 141 | 51 | 60 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Ottawa | 17,856 | 13,672 | 1,222 | 578 | 554 | 310 | 45 | 11 | 263 | 70 | 34 | 12 | 11 |
Presque Isle | 1,106 | 423 | 75 | 28 | 27 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Roscommon | 1,650 | 812 | 227 | 47 | 77 | 37 | 11 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
Saginaw | 16,709 | 8,506 | 1,020 | 279 | 242 | 136 | 32 | 23 | 163 | 26 | 40 | 9 | 13 |
Sanilac | 1,851 | 1,014 | 154 | 54 | 42 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
Schoolcraft | 573 | 279 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Shiawassee | 4,810 | 3,072 | 405 | 115 | 129 | 62 | 18 | 1 | 50 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
St. Clair | 9,560 | 6,628 | 1,288 | 304 | 332 | 146 | 26 | 29 | 116 | 39 | 21 | 6 | 22 |
St. Joseph | 2,534 | 1,713 | 193 | 55 | 132 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 42 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
Tuscola | 2,781 | 1,546 | 218 | 62 | 59 | 37 | 15 | 3 | 40 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Van Buren | 4,862 | 3,197 | 327 | 130 | 139 | 57 | 7 | 3 | 70 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 2 |
Washtenaw | 48,780 | 46,073 | 2,218 | 2,576 | 893 | 569 | 41 | 30 | 477 | 178 | 52 | 12 | 25 |
Wayne | 172,590 | 113,417 | 15,572 | 4,257 | 2,846 | 1,332 | 293 | 303 | 1,323 | 424 | 410 | 131 | 182 |
Wexford | 1,808 | 1,310 | 117 | 42 | 41 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
Preliminary exit poll results
See the strengths and weaknesses of Democratic candidates according to statewide exit polls. Edison Media Research surveys voters as they exit randomly selected voting sites on primary day, March 10, and interviews early voters by phone. Results are preliminary and will be updated as additional interviews are completed and votes are tallied. For typical characteristics, exit poll results have a margin of sampling error of plus or minus four percentage points.
>See full Michigan exit poll results: Which groups support Biden or Sanders more
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