Michigan Democratic Presidential Primary took place January 15 , 2008 . Originally , the state had 156 delegates up for grabs that were to be awarded in the following way : 83 delegates were to be awarded based on the winner in each of Michigan 's 15 congressional districts while an additional 45 delegates were to be awarded to the statewide winner . Twenty-eight unpledged delegates , known as superdelegates , were initially able to cast their votes at the Democratic National Convention in Denver , Colorado
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2008 Michigan Democratic primary