Superdelegates from Michigan, 2016
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Michigan sent a total of 17 superdelegates to the 2016 Democratic National Convention. They are listed below beneath the candidate they are known to have supported as of July 11, 2016.
Michigan superdelegates
Clinton
- Brenda Lawrence (Michigan)
- Debbie Stabenow
- Dan Kildee
- Debbie Dingell
- Gary Peters
- John Conyers Jr. (Michigan U.S. House representative)
- Barry Goodman
- Brandon Dillon
- Sandy Levin
- Dennis W. Archer
- Jill Alper
Sanders
No Michigan superdelegates were known to have supported Bernie Sanders at the convention.
Unknown
What is a superdelegate?
Superdelegates in 2016 were automatic delegates to the Democratic National Convention, meaning that, unlike regular delegates, they were not elected to this position. Also unlike regular delegates, they were not required to pledge their support to any presidential candidate, and they were not bound by the results of their state's presidential primary election or caucus. In 2016, superdelegates included members of the Democratic National Committee, Democratic members of Congress, Democratic governors, and distinguished party leaders, including former presidents and vice presidents. All superdelegates were free to support any presidential candidate of their choosing at the 2016 Democratic National Convention.[1]
Michigan primary results
- See also: Presidential election in Michigan, 2016
Bernie Sanders defeated Hillary Clinton in the Michigan Democratic primary election. Polling in early March and late February showed Clinton with a lead over Sanders ranging from 11 to more than 30 points. But, as Ballotpedia senior writer Jim Barnes wrote in an analysis leading up to March 8, "Michigan has a history of delivering presidential primary upsets." Sanders won 50 to 48 percent.
Exit poll data, a representative sampling of voters as they left their precinct polling stations, showed that several major voting groups were sharply divided between Clinton and Sanders. Clinton won women 51 to 46 percent, while Sanders won college graduates 51 to 48 percent and voters without college degrees 49 to 48 percent. Voters with incomes under $50,000 supported Sanders over Clinton 51 to 46 percent. Voters with incomes above $50,000 backed him 50 to 49 percent. With other groups, the divide was more significant. Clinton won older voters 61 to 36 percent and African-Americans 65 to 31 percent. Sanders, on the other hand, outperformed Clinton with white voters 57 to 41 percent and younger voters 67 to 32 percent. Voters between the ages of 18 and 24 backed him over Clinton 87 to 13 percent. Fifty-eight percent of Democratic primary voters in Michigan said international trade "takes away U.S. jobs." Sanders, who took stances against international trade agreements such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership, won a majority of those voters.[2] 130 pledged delegates were at stake. For more on Sanders' win, see How Sanders won Michigan.
| Michigan Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
 Bernie Sanders |
49.7% | 598,943 | 67 | |
| Hillary Clinton | 48.3% | 581,775 | 63 | |
| Martin O'Malley | 0.2% | 2,363 | 0 | |
| Roque De La Fuente | 0.1% | 870 | 0 | |
| Other | 1.8% | 21,601 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1,205,552 | 130 | ||
| Source: Michigan Secretary of State and The New York Times | ||||
Delegate allocation
Michigan had 147 delegates at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. Of this total, 130 were pledged delegates. National party rules stipulated how Democratic delegates in all states were allocated. Pledged delegates were allocated to a candidate in proportion to the votes he or she received in a state's primary or caucus. A candidate was eligible to receive a share of the state's pledged delegates if he or she won at least 15 percent of the votes cast in the primary or caucus. There were three types of pledged Democratic delegates: congressional district delegates, at-large delegates, and party leaders and elected officials (PLEOs). Congressional district delegates were allocated proportionally based on the primary or caucus results in a given district. At-large and PLEO delegates were allocated proportionally based on statewide primary results.[3][4]
Seventeen party leaders and elected officials served as unpledged delegates. These delegates were not required to adhere to the results of a state's primary or caucus.[3][5]
See also
- Superdelegates and the 2016 Democratic National Convention
- Presidential election in Michigan, 2016
- Democratic National Convention, 2016
- Democratic National Committee
Footnotes
- ↑ Congressional Research Service, "The Presidential Nominating Process and the National Party Conventions, 2016: Frequently Asked Questions," December 30, 2015
- ↑ CNN, "Michigan exit polls," March 8, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Democratic National Committee, "2016 Democratic National Convention Delegate/Alternate Allocation," updated February 19, 2016
- ↑ The Green Papers, "2016 Democratic Convention," accessed May 7, 2021
- ↑ Democratic National Committee's Office of Party Affairs and Delegate Selection, "Unpledged Delegates -- By State," May 27, 2016
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