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The 2016 United States presidential election in Michigan was held on November 8, 2016, as part of the 2016 general election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participate. Michigan voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote.
Contents
- Results
- Republican primary
- Debates and forums
- General election
- Minor candidates
- Results by county
- References
On March 8, 2016, in the presidential primaries, voters expressed their preferences for the Democratic, and Republican parties' respective nominees for President. Michigan does not require voters to register with a party to vote in the primaries, allowing voters to select a candidate in either party, however voters only selected one candidate overall.
On November 8, 2016, the U.S Presidential election was held. On November 24, 2016, Donald Trump was declared the winner by the Detroit Free Press in the slimmest margin of victory in the state's history. The votes were certified by each county and submitted to the Michigan Secretary of State.
On Monday, November 28, 2016, the Michigan Board of Canvassers certified the result of the election in favor of Donald Trump by a margin of 10,704 votes, a 0.23% margin of victory. On this same day, Jill Stein requested a second hand recount in Michigan, which was the third time the votes would be counted. The deadline to request a recount was then set at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, November 30. However, the second recount was halted on December 8 after a federal judge issued an order to Michigan's Board of Elections, making Trump's win in the state official. He was the first Republican to carry the state of Michigan since 1988.
Results
Four candidates appeared on the Democratic presidential primary ballot:
Republican primary
Four candidates participated in the Republican primary.
Debates and forums
Detroit, March 3
The eleventh debate was held on March 3, 2016, at the Fox Theatre in downtown Detroit, Michigan. It was the third debate to air on Fox News Channel. Special Report anchor Bret Baier, The Kelly File anchor Megyn Kelly and Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace served as moderators. It will lead into the Maine, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Idaho, and Hawaii contests. Fox announced that in order for candidates to qualify, they must have at least 3 percent support in the five most recent national polls by March 1 at 5 pm. Ben Carson said on March 2 he would not be attending the debate. During the debate, Ted Cruz had a small speck of white material on his lip. The speck became viral with thousands of web searches per minute during the debate on "Ted Cruz nose". The debate also drew controversy for an allusion Trump made to his penis in response to Rubio's comment about the size of his hands.
Results
Thirteen candidates appeared on the Republican presidential primary ballot:
General election
Although won by Democratic candidates in every election since 1992, sometimes by clear margins, in 2016 Michigan was considered a swing state and received much attention from Republican party candidate Donald Trump. Trump was able to win the state for the first time since George H. W. Bush won it in 1988, albeit by a narrow 0.23% margin of victory.
Minor candidates
The following were given write-in status
Results by county
Final official results from the Michigan Secretary of State.