The 2024 Michigan Republican presidential primary and caucuses were held on February 27 and on March 2, 2024, respectively, as part of the Republican Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 55 delegates to the

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were allocated on a proportional and winner-take-most basis. The primary took place concurrently with its Democratic counterpart, and saw Trump defeat Haley in a 42-point landslide.

Background

In the 2016 Michigan Republican presidential primary, Donald Trump won with 36.5% of the vote, carrying 25 out of 59 delegates total. His closest opponents, Governor of Ohio John Kasich and Senator from Texas Ted Cruz, received 24.9% and 24.3% of the vote, respectively, with both candidates receiving 17 delegates.

Schedule

In February 2023, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation to move up the date of both the Democratic and Republican presidential primaries in Michigan to February 27, 2024, in line with the

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's (DNC) state reorganization plan. The date violated Republican Party Rule 16(c)(1), which prohibits any state/territory except Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, and South Carolina, from holding their primary/caucus until March 1, 2024, violating any other state/territory by stripping 80% of its delegates at the

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. In response, in June 2023, the Michigan Republican Party (MIGOP) passed a resolution of intent that would allocate 16 delegates based on the results of the February 27 primary and 39 delegates based on the results of caucuses in each of the state's 13 congressional districts on March 2. The convention held by the faction of the Michigan Republican Party recognized by the Republican National Committee led by Pete Hoekstra will be in

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at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel on March 2, while the faction of the Michigan Republican Party led by

Kristina Karamo Kristina Karamo is an American far-right politician and former poll watcher who is serving as the chairperson of the Michigan Republican Party. Karamo was the Republican Party's nominee in the 2022 Michigan Secretary of State election, losing by ...

will hold their convention in Detroit at Huntington Place on the same day. While media is invited to the Karamo caucus, it will be closed to the public. The RNC has indicated that only the delegates from the Hoekstra-led convention will be seated for the

. A court ruling by Judge Joseph Rossi on February 27 indicated that Karamo was properly removed as MIGOP chair and barred Karamo from conducting business on behalf of the "Michigan Republican State Committee or the Michigan Republican Party". Rossi made his ruling retroactive to January 6. A full trial regarding control of the MIGOP is scheduled to take place on June 10. The Michigan Court of Appeals denied a request on February 29 by Karamo to issue a stay on the court order while her appeal is under consideration, putting her Detroit caucus in doubt. The chaos affected delegates from Michigan's 1st congressional district who had planned to go to Detroit but were barred credentials to take part in the Grand Rapids convention; a third gathering is planned the same day in Houghton Lake. A contingent from

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was also denied credentials for the Grand Rapids caucuses, so a fourth gathering was announced for the same day in Battle Creek. The Detroit gathering was cancelled.

Primary candidates

The Michigan Secretary of State has identified the following candidates, listed alphabetically, as potential Republican Party presidential candidates in 2024: *

Ryan Binkley Ryan Lee Binkley (born November 19, 1967) is an American pastor, businessman and politician. With his wife Ellie, he co-founded Richardson, Texas-based Create Church in 2014, for which he serves as lead pastor. Prior, he began his career as a yo ...

(withdrew February 27, 2024) * Chris Christie (withdrew January 10, 2024) * Ron DeSantis (withdrew January 21, 2024) *

Nikki Haley Nimrata Nikki Haley (née Randhawa; born January 20, 1972) is an American diplomat and politician who served as the 116th and first female governor of South Carolina from 2011 to 2017, and as the 29th United States ambassador to the United Na ...

* Asa Hutchinson (withdrew January 16, 2024) * Vivek Ramaswamy (withdrew January 15, 2024) * Donald Trump

Endorsements

Maps

Polling

Results

Primary

Caucus

'' CBS'' called the results for Donald Trump at 6:02PM (EST) with Trump winning all 39 delegates available from the caucus.

Notes

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References

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