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Primary day in Michigan

fox2detroit.com

MARQUETTE, MI--   Tuesday is primary day in Michigan. 

Residents head to the polls to vote for who they’d like to see nominated for president in their party.  They will choose either a Democrat or Republican ballot.

The list of candidates on the Republican ballot is as follows:

  • Jeb Bush (dropped out)
  • Ben Carson (dropped out)
  • Chris Christie (dropped out)
  • Ted Cruz
  • Carly Fiorina (dropped out)
  • Lindsey Graham (dropped out)
  • Mike Huckabee (dropped out)
  • John R. Kasich
  • George Pataki (dropped out)
  • Rand Paul (dropped out)
  • Marco Rubio
  • Rick Santorum (dropped out)
  • Donald J. Trump
  • Uncommitted

The list of candidates on the Democratic ballot is as follows:

  • Hillary Clinton
  • Roque Rocky De La Fuente
  • Martin J. O’Malley (dropped out)
  • Bernie Sanders
  • Uncommitted

Citizens may still cast votes for candidates who have dropped out of the race.

Marquette officials are reminding residents in Precincts 3, 4, and 5 that their new polling location is in the former U.P. Sportsplex building on Wright Street.  The location was moved from the Marquette Armory because of lead dust concerns. 

Polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. local time.

Nicole was born near Detroit but has lived in the U.P. most of her life. She graduated from Marquette Senior High School and attended Michigan State and Northern Michigan Universities, graduating from NMU in 1993 with a degree in English.