already voting for Nessel - for some, her candidacy was the only reason they showed up.

"I think that she is probably more electable, and definitely more qualified," Wolfe said.

She said Nessel was an experienced prosecutor. As attorney general, she thinks Nessel will bring the office back to fighting for "the little guy."

The race highlighted a divide within the party. While Miles had earned the support of the AFL-CIO and UAW, traditional convention powerbrokers, Nessel had earned the support of the party's progressive caucus, made up mostly of supporters of Bernie Sanders' presidential run.

Before the vote took place, many urged party unity regardless of result.

"I hope you will agree we can't say 'well my candidate didn't win...' enough is enough, we need to be united or we do notwin. We need to be united," said U.S. Sen. Gary Peters.

Miles in a brief concession speech congratulated Nessel on her win and urged the party to unite behind its slate of candidates.

But Keith Williams, chair of the party's black caucus, said a slate with no African Americans was not reflective of the party and could come with a loss of enthusiasm from African American voters.

"It's got to have some reflection of how the state of Michigan looks," Williams said of the overall ticket.

Assuming the party also formally nominates Nessel at its August convention, she will face the Republican nominee in the Nov. 6 general election.

The MDP also endorsed a slate of candidates who were looking for uncontested seats Sunday: Jocelyn Benson for Secretary of State and Megan Cavanagh