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Biden wins Michigan Democratic Presidential Primary: See vote totals here

By FOX 2 Staff
Published  February 27, 2024 8:30pm EST
Michigan Primary
FOX 2 Detroit

FOX 2 (WJBK) - Current President Joe Biden won the Democratic Presidential Primary in Michigan despite over 100,000 "uncommitted" votes. 

According to AP News, results show Biden with over 80% of the votes, with the "uncommitted" option on the ballot a distant second at around 13%. 

The other Democratic candidates, Marianne Williamson and Dean Phillips, are far behind – with 3% or fewer of the votes.

The AP declared Biden the winner at 9:00 p.m. ET with results showing him with an overwhelming lead in 21 locations throughout the state. 

U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) urged Democrats to vote "uncommitted" on their ballot on Tuesday, stating it is a way to send Biden's administration a message regarding his support of Israel during the ongoing war in Palestinian territories. 

The initiative spearheaded by Listen to Michigan has garnered sufficient attention. More than half the residents of Dearborn, which is just south of Detroit in Wayne County, are of Middle Eastern or North African ancestry, according to Census figures.

Uncommitted is a term that the group of activists first heard back in 2008, when former President Barack Obama was running against Hilary Clinton in the Michigan primary.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer was on CNN last weekend urging voters to cast a vote in favor of President Joe Biden.

Uncommitted vote led by the Listen to Michigan grassroots movement

The movement to vote uncommitted in an effort to send a message to President Joe Biden in today's primary.

"Any vote that is not cast for Joe Biden supports a second Trump term," Whitmer said. "A second Trump term would be devastating. Not just on fundamental rights, not just on our democracy here at home, but also when it comes to foreign policy. This was a man who promoted a Muslim ban."

Both major parties said they must secure Michigan in order to win the White House in 2024. 

The final polls closed at 9 p.m. Eastern, but in most of the state, they had closed an hour earlier. 

The votes in Michigan have been close the last two presidential elections, with Donald Trump winning in 2016 by about 11,000 votes and losing it to Joe Biden by nearly 154,000 votes four years later. 

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AP News contributed to this report.