Michigan Democratic primary, 2016
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Election results by county.
Bernie Sanders
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The 2016 Michigan Democratic primary took place on March 8 in the U.S. state of Michigan as one of the Democratic Party's primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election.
On the same day, the Democratic Party held a second primary in Mississippi, while the Republican Party held primaries in four states, including their own Michigan primary. Bernie Sanders narrow win in the primary is widely considered to be a major upset, with polling before the primary showing him trailing Hillary Clinton by an average of 21.4 points. [1]
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Forums and debates
March 2016 debate in Flint
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On March 6, 2016 the Democratic Party held a seventh presidential debate at the The Whiting at the Flint Cultural Center. Flint, Michigan was chosen as the epicenter of the ongoing Flint water crisis.[2] The debate was hosted by Anderson Cooper and aired on CNN. Participants were Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. At the end of the debate, Cooper announced a labor union fund had committed $25 million in low-interest loans towards repairing the water system.
March 2016 forum in Detroit
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Next day, on March 7, 2016, a Town Hall event, was held as the eighth democratic forum. It started at 6:00 p.m. E.S.T., at the Gem Theatre in Detroit, Michigan, and was aired by the Fox News Channel.[3] The forum was moderated by Bret Baier.
Opinion polling
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| Poll source | Date | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Other |
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| Primary results | March 8, 2016 | Bernie Sanders 49.8% |
Hillary Clinton 48.3% |
Other 1.9% |
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| FOX 2 Detroit/Mitchell[4]
Margin of error: ± 4.5% |
March 7, 2016 | Hillary Clinton 61% |
Bernie Sanders 34% |
Others / Undecided 5% |
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| FOX 2 Detroit/Mitchell[5]
Margin of error: ± 4.5% |
March 6, 2016 | Hillary Clinton 66% |
Bernie Sanders 29% |
Others / Undecided 5% |
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| Monmouth[6]
Margin of error: ± 5.6% |
March 3–6, 2016 | Hillary Clinton 55% |
Bernie Sanders 42% |
Others / Undecided 4% |
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| ARG[7]
Margin of error: ± 5.0% |
March 4–5, 2016 | Hillary Clinton 60% |
Bernie Sanders 36% |
Others / Undecided 4% |
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| CBS News/YouGov[7]
Margin of error: ± 7.7% |
March 2–4, 2016 | Hillary Clinton 55% |
Bernie Sanders 44% |
Others / Undecided 1% |
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| Mitchell/FOX 2[8]
Margin of error: ± 4.0% |
March 2–3, 2016 | Hillary Clinton 55% |
Bernie Sanders 37% |
Others / Undecided 8% |
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| NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl[9]
Margin of error: ± 4.2% |
March 1–3, 2016 | Hillary Clinton 57% |
Bernie Sanders 40% |
Others / Undecided 3% |
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| MSU[10]
Margin of error: ± 6.1% |
January 25-March 3, 2016 | Hillary Clinton 52% |
Bernie Sanders 47% |
Others / Undecided 1% |
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| FOX 2 Detroit/Mitchell[11]
Margin of error: ± 4.7% |
March 1, 2016 | Hillary Clinton 61% |
Bernie Sanders 33% |
Others / Undecided 6% |
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| MRG[12]
Margin of error: ± 4.0% |
February 22–27, 2016 | Hillary Clinton 56% |
Bernie Sanders 36% |
Others / Undecided 8% |
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| FOX 2 Detroit/Mitchell[13]
Margin of error: ± 5.3% |
February 23, 2016 | Hillary Clinton 65% |
Bernie Sanders 31% |
Others / Undecided 4% |
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| ARG[14]
Margin of error: ± 5% |
February 19–20, 2016 | Hillary Clinton 53% |
Bernie Sanders 40% |
Others / Undecided 7% |
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| Fox 2 Detroit/Mitchell[15]
Margin of error: ± 4.69% |
February 15, 2016 | Hillary Clinton 60% |
Bernie Sanders 27% |
Others / Undecided 13% | |
| Public Policy Polling[16]
Margin of error: ± 4.4 |
February 14–16, 2016 | Hillary Clinton 50% |
Bernie Sanders 40% |
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| Fox 2 Detroit/Mitchell[17]
Margin of error: ± 5.5% |
February 4, 2016 | Hillary Clinton 57% |
Bernie Sanders 28% |
Others / Undecided 15% | |
| IMP/Target Insyght [17]
Margin of error: ± 5.0% |
February 2–4, 2016 | Hillary Clinton 62% |
Bernie Sanders 30% |
Others / Undecided 8% | |
| Marketing Resource Group[18]
Margin of error: ± 4% |
September 9–14, 2015 | Hillary Clinton 41% |
Bernie Sanders 22% |
Joe Biden 22% | Martin O'Malley 1%, Undecided 12% |
| Public Policy Polling[19]
Margin of error: ± 4.7% |
June 25–28, 2015 | Hillary Clinton 57% |
Bernie Sanders 25% |
Lincoln Chafee 5% | Jim Webb 2%, Martin O'Malley 1%, Not sure 10% |
| Suffolk
Margin of error: ± ? |
September 6–10, 2014 | Hillary Clinton 61% |
Joe Biden 17% |
Elizabeth Warren 7% |
Andrew Cuomo 4%, Martin O'Malley 1%, Undecided 9%, Refused 1% |
Results
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| Michigan Democratic primary, March 8, 2016 | |||||
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| Candidate | Popular vote | Estimated delegates | |||
| Count | Percentage | Pledged | Unpledged | Total | |
| Bernie Sanders | 598,943 | 49.68% | 67 | 0 | 67 |
| Hillary Clinton | 581,775 | 48.26% | 63 | 10 | 73 |
| Uncommitted | 21,601 | 1.79% | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Martin O'Malley (withdrawn) | 2,363 | 0.20% | |||
| Rocky De La Fuente | 870 | 0.07% | |||
| Total | 1,205,552 | 100% | 130 | 17 | 147 |
| Source: The Green Papers | |||||
| Michigan Democratic primary, March 8, 2016 | |||||||
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| District | Delegates | Votes Clinton | Votes Sanders | Votes Qualified | Clinton delegates | Sanders delegates | |
| 1 | 6 | 28,860 | 44,359 | 73,219 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2 | 5 | 26,090 | 39,834 | 65,924 | 2 | 3 | |
| 3 | 5 | 28,441 | 45,282 | 73,723 | 2 | 3 | |
| 4 | 5 | 24,928 | 35,597 | 60,525 | 2 | 3 | |
| 5 | 7 | 48,622 | 42,755 | 91,377 | 4 | 3 | |
| 6 | 5 | 28,265 | 39,157 | 67,422 | 2 | 3 | |
| 7 | 5 | 29,186 | 36,019 | 65,205 | 2 | 3 | |
| 8 | 5 | 35,205 | 46,969 | 82,174 | 2 | 3 | |
| 9 | 6 | 48,570 | 50,903 | 99,473 | 3 | 3 | |
| 10 | 5 | 28,314 | 33,710 | 62,024 | 2 | 3 | |
| 11 | 6 | 39,732 | 45,054 | 84,786 | 3 | 3 | |
| 12 | 7 | 50,157 | 58,892 | 109,049 | 3 | 4 | |
| 13 | 9 | 71,235 | 37,028 | 108,263 | 6 | 3 | |
| 14 | 9 | 88,494 | 42,608 | 131,102 | 6 | 3 | |
| Total | 85 | 581,775 | 598,943 | 1,180,718 | 41 | 44 | |
| PLEO | 17 | 581,775 | 598,943 | 1,180,718 | 8 | 9 | |
| At Large | 28 | 581,775 | 598,943 | 1,180,718 | 14 | 14 | |
| Gr. Total | 130 | 581,775 | 598,943 | 1,180,718 | 63 | 67 | |
| Total vote | 1,205,552 | 48.26% | 49.68% | ||||
| Source: Michigan Department of State Election results (District 13 and 14 (Wayne County) partial | |||||||
References
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