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Biden, Trump win Michigan primaries; locally as well

By LARRY HOLCOMBE

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President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump were the winners of Tuesday’s Michigan Presidential primary. Locally, results mirrored the statewide count.

Biden won the Democrat primary with 81.1% of the statewide vote, followed by 13.3% of voters choosing “Uncommitted.” According the Associated Press, Biden gained 86 of the state’s 117 available delegates to this summer’s national convention.

On the Republican ticket, Trump garnered 68.2% of the vote, compared to 26.5% for former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley and 3% for “Uncommitted.”...