2020 Michigan Republican presidential primary explained

Election Name:2020 Michigan Republican presidential primary
Country:Michigan
Type:presidential
Ongoing:No
Previous Election:2016 United States presidential election in Michigan#Republican primary
Previous Year:2016
Next Year:2024
Election Date:March 10, 2020
Outgoing Members:ID
Elected Members:MS
Candidate1:Donald Trump
Color1:283681
Delegate Count1:73
Percentage1:93.7%
Popular Vote1:640,552
Home State1:Florida[1]
Candidate2:Uncommitted
Color2:000000
Home State2:N/A
Delegate Count2:0
Popular Vote2:32,743
Percentage2:4.8%

The 2020 Michigan Republican presidential primary took place on March 10, 2020, as one of five contests scheduled for that date in the Republican Party presidential primaries for the 2020 election.

Results

Incumbent United States President Donald Trump was challenged by three candidates: former governor Mark Sanford of South Carolina, former congressman Joe Walsh of Illinois, and former governor Bill Weld of Massachusetts. Sanford and Walsh both withdrew prior to the primary. Michigan is the only primary state where Sanford's name remained on the ballot.[2] |+ style="background-color:#f2f2f2;margin-bottom:-1px;border:1px solid #aaa;padding:0.2em 0.4em" | 2020 Michigan Republican primary[3] ! style="text-align:left;" | Candidate! style="text-align:center;" | Votes! style="text-align:center;" | %! Estimated
delegates|-| (incumbent)| 640,552| 93.7%| 73|-| Uncommitted| 32,743| 4.8%| 0|-| | 6,099| 0.9%| 0|-| | 4,258| 0.6%| 0|-| | 4,067| 0.6%| 0|-! style="text-align:right;" | Total! 683,431! 100%! 73|}

Notes and References

  1. News: Trump, a symbol of New York, is officially a Floridian now. Politico. October 31, 2019. February 3, 2020. Matthew Choi.
  2. Web site: Michigan Will Keep Mark Sanford's Name on the Republican Presidential Primary Unless he Sends in a Withdrawal Letter | Ballot Access News. November 21, 2019 .
  3. Web site: 2020 Michigan Election Results . April 30, 2020 . Michigan Secretary of State . November 12, 2020.