Another primary and another landslide for Donald Trump.
Tuesday’s Michigan primary gave him yet another decisive win against Nikki Haley. With 18% of the precincts reporting, Trump is at 65.6% and Haley is at 30% The results will change as the vote continues, but AP has called the race for Trump.
Michigan Republicans have 55 delegates to the national convention. Some will be awarded through Tuesday’s primary, while others will be at the party convention, which is Saturday.
In the Democrat primary, with 15% reporting, Biden won with 116,778 votes, or 79.5%. Some Democrats didn’t vote for Biden because Michigan is a state with many Muslims, most of whom do not support the U.S. policy for Israel. There was a Muslim movement to vote for “Uncommitted.” They account for more than 15% of Democrat primary voters in Michigan.
Striking is that Trump, even though he had competitors on the ticket, appears to have received more votes than Biden, who was only running against “Uncommitted,” Marianne Williamson (withdrawn), and Dean Phillips.
In the Republican primary with 18% reporting:
Trump: 128,700 votes
Haley: 59,012 votes
Uncommitted: 4,208 votes
Other Republican candidates received a smattering of votes, even though they had dropped out. For instance, Ron DeSantis received 2,103 votes.
In the Democrat primary, with 16% reporting:
Biden: 116,778 votes
Uncommitted: 22,177 votes
These numbers will be updated as results continue to come in.
Republican primary update: With 99% reporting, Trump has 68.2% and Haley has 26.5%.
Democrat update: Biden has 81.1% and Uncommitted has 13.3%. Marianne Williamson has 3%, Dean Phillips 2.7%.
