The turnout for the Michigan March 8, 2016 presidential primary election is a record with 2.4 million voters showing up to pick Donald J. Trump on the Republican side and Bernie Sanders on the Democrat side. Yesterday’s turnout beats the 1972 record of 1.7 million votes cast. Clinton beat Sanders in Oakland County, however the Rochester Hills tally was similar to the Michigan numbers.
Michigan Votes
Michigan Totals
Republican Primary
| Candidates | Vote | Pct. | Delegates | |
| Trump Donald J. Trump | 481,657 | 36.5% | 25 | |
| Cruz Ted Cruz | 328,718 | 24.9% | 17 | |
| Kasich John Kasich | 320,457 | 24.3% | 17 | |
| Rubio Marco Rubio | 123,085 | 9.3% | — | |
| Other | 65,271 | 4.9% | — |
Democratic Primary
| Candidates | Vote | Pct. | Delegates | |
| Sanders Bernie Sanders | 592,415 | 49.8% | 65 | |
| Clinton Hillary Clinton | 573,861 | 48.3% | 58 | |
| Other | 22,539 | 1.9% | — |
Oakland County Breakdown
Top Three Republicans
| Donald J. Trump | 36.21% | 69,399 |
| John R. Kasich | 31.86% | 61,053 |
| Ted Cruz | 17.55% | 33,634 |
Top Two Democrats
| Hillary Clinton | 51.35% | 92,296 |
| Bernie Sanders | 46.83% | 84,158 |
Rochester Hills by the Numbers
Voter turnout= 43.7%
Republican voters= 63.4%
Democrat voters= 36.6%
Donald J. Trump 34.6%
John Kasich 32.8%
Ted Cruz 17.1%
Marco Rubio 10.1%
Bernie Sanders 49.1%
Hillary Clinton 48.4%
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