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11:22 a.m. How Clinton lost the rust belt

Donald Trump stormed the blue wall Tuesday, parlaying victories in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania into the presidency. Trump did it on a tide of votes from rural and blue-collar whites. But he was helped by Clinton’s neglect of the region and her failure to fully mobilize her party’s own base, including young voters and African-Americans.

►Full story: How Clinton lost 'blue wall' states of Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin

3:04 p.m. Fractured Michigan GOP to unite behind Trump

On Wednesday, after Trump's widely unexpected victory, coupled with solid Republican election nights at both the federal and state level, most everyone in Michigan's GOP was working to unify. There were few indications of gloating from his early supporters and little sign of continued resistance from the holdouts. "The voters have clearly spoken," said U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, the top-ranking Republican in Michigan's congressional delegation. "I’ve said all along I would be willing and able to work with whoever was elected our next president."

►Full story: Fractured Michigan GOP seeks to unite behind Trump

2:46 p.m. Cautious automakers congratulate Trump

Automakers are reacting cautiously to the surprising presidential victory of Donald Trump, who has been critical of the industry and has promised to dismantle the North American Free Trade Agreement — a move that threatens to throw into disarray automotive imports from Canada and Mexico.

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11:44 a.m.: Michigan's 16 electoral votes go to Trump

With seven critical Genessee County precincts now reporting results, Donald Trump appears to have won Michigan by 13,225 votes -- a margin of less than three-tenths of a percent -- out of more than 4.8 million cast, according to unofficial results posted late this morning by the state.

►Full story: Trump wins Michigan by 13,225 votes in final unofficial count

11:19 a.m.: How the Free Press missed mark on Michigan projection for Clinton

So why did the Free Press decide not long after the polls closed to project Clinton would win Michigan? We relied on a trusted election analyst, as it has for many years, to collect results from key precincts to help determine the outcome of the race. But what that method didn’t predict well enough was the rural vote, a main reason why Trump won nationwide. "Clearly, we went too soon," said Robert Huschka, the Free Press' executive editor. "We expect better of ourselves. We missed the mark here. I want to apologize to our readers and to the Trump campaign for the early call."

►Full explanation: How the Free Press missed mark on Clinton projection

9:19 a.m.: Regional transit in metro Detroit fails to pass

The Regional Transit Authority millage appears to have been defeated, with unofficial vote tallies for all but one precinct in the four-county area where it was proposed. The tax appears to have failed by about 18,000 votes. Voters in Wayne and Washtenaw counties supported the tax. It fell short, by 1,109 votes in Oakland county, where the tally was 293,510 against and 292,401 in support. But, the opposition was greatest in Macomb county.

►Full details:RTA millage rejected by metro Detroit voters

9:17 a.m.: Late-reporting precincts cutting Trump's Michigan lead

How Michigan voted in the presidential election is coming down to seven precincts in Genesee County. Donald Trump has a 12,488-vote lead over Hillary Clinton, numbers as of 8:25 a.m. show. Those numbers include Wayne County, where Clinton got 517,022 votes and Trump got 228,313 votes, numbers given to the Free Press at 7:50 a.m. by the Wayne County Clerk's office show.

►Full story:Trump leads by 12,488 votes with 7 Michigan precincts left

►Henderson: President-elect Trump, the country needs you to lead us all now

► Editorial: Trump must jettison demagogic election rhetoric for healing to begin

7:48 a.m.: Washtenaw County reporting, Wayne, others still pending

Donald Trump is holding a 304,108 vote lead over Hillary Clinton in the state of Michigan as of 7 a.m., according to results posted online by the Michigan Secretary of State. But among the three counties that have yet to report numbers is heavily Democratic Wayne County, including the city of Detroit. Wayne County hasn't updated its online numbers since 2:05 a.m., when it reported 995 precincts of 1,171 had been counted.

►Full story: Where Michigan stands the morning after Trump elected president

►Last night's story: Counting in Michigan goes into early hours

2:43 a.m.: Donald Trump is elected in stunning upset

Donald Trump stormed to crucial victories in a series of battleground states on Tuesday and won the presidency by a razor-thin margin.

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2:13 a.m.: Clinton campaign manager: Go home

John Podesta took the stage at Clinton's election party at 2 a.m. Eastern and told people to go home.

"We're not going to have anything more to say tonight," he said, noting that ballots were still being counted. "We’ll have more to say tomorrow.”

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2:07 a.m.: Macomb County: Countywide races, commissioners and judges

Macomb County's rough and tumble politics just got a little crazier.

With nearly 99% of precincts reporting, it appears three of the five countywide offices up for grabs Tuesday will shift from Democrats to Republicans -- with victories possibly thanks to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump winning in the home of the Reagan Democrats.

All of the countywide seats currently are held by Democrats. But that appears to have changed on Election Day.

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1:56 a.m.: Miller declares victory over Marrocco in Macomb public works race

U.S. Rep. Candice Miller declared victory over a third political powerhouse.

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1:53 a.m.: Spranger winning Macomb County clerk/register of deeds race

For the first time in nearly a quarter century, Macomb County will have a new clerk/register of deeds.

Republican Karen Spranger is leading Democrat Fred Miller by 660 votes with 98.8% of the county's precincts reporting. She has 50.1% of the vote compared to Miller's 49.9%, according to unofficial election results.

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1:47 a.m.: Trump claims Pennsylvania., sees path to victory as Clinton's hopes fade

Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trumpstormed to crucial victories in a series of battleground states on Tuesday, widening an incredible but increasingly likely path to victory for the billionaire real-estate mogul and reality TV star.

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1:27 a.m.: Republicans keep their Senate majority

Republicans crushed Democrats' hopes of seizing control of the Senate on Tuesday, winning at least five of eight crucial races that determined the outcome.

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1:12 a.m.: Miller leading incumbent Marrocco in Macomb public works race

The third time may be another charm for U.S. Rep. Candice Miller.

Two other times the Harrison Township Republican has beaten a 24-year incumbent to an office she was seeking.

With 81.6% of 337 precincts in Macomb County reporting, the congresswoman was leading 24-year incumbent Public Works Commissioner Anthony Marrocco, a Democrat, after the two political powerhouses waged a bitter – and sometimes personal – election battle for the public works seat.

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1:03 a.m.: Clinton Twp. trustee indicted in corruption probe loses supervisor race

A Clinton Township trustee indicted for bribery in a widespread federal corruption probe in Macomb County lost a bid to become township supervisor over longtime Supervisor Bob Cannon.

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1:01 a.m.: How did pollsters get Trump, Clinton election so wrong?

Pollsters flubbed the 2016 presidential election in seismic fashion.

Donald Trump's strong performance dealt a crushing blow to the credibility of the nation's leading pollsters, calling into question their mathematical models, assumptions and survey methods.

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12:58 a.m.: Oakland County incumbents appear poised to win

Oakland County incumbents appeared poised to hold their seats, with all of them holding leads with about 97% of precincts reporting.

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12:52 a.m.: Wayne County millage leading with half of votes counted

A millage proposal in Wayne County that would determine whether school districts in the county will get to share in an additional $80 million in funding remained up in the air Tuesday night.

With 56% of the precincts reporting late Tuesday, the yes vote on the proposal was leading with 57% of the vote.

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12:49 a.m.: It's all coming down to Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania

As the clock strikes midnight, the 2016 presidential election looks like it's all going to be coming down to three states: Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.

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12:44 a.m.: Pat Williams takes supervisor race in Canton Township

Canton has a new supervisor-elect.

With 100% of the precincts in Canton reporting, Republican Pat Williams edged Democrat Syed Taj for the four-year supervisor term.

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12:36 a.m.: Oxford proposals pass, Romeo's appears headed to win

Metro Detroit voters who headed to the polls Tuesday had the fate of nearly 10 school-related proposals in their hands.

Here's a look at what was at stake for the school-related proposals in individual school districts, along with partial results where available.

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12:35 a.m. Voter turnout up in Wayne Co., level in Oakland Co.

Voter turnout was high in Wayne County and steady in Oakland County on Tuesday as statewide figures were still being tallied late into the night.

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12:31 a.m. Brooks Patterson appears headed to 11th win in Oakland County

Oakland County Executive Brooks Patterson, 77, won a 7th term as he posted a six percentage point lead with more than 97% of precincts reporting.

Patterson faced former Farmington Hills Mayor Vicki Barnett, who faced an uphill battle after being vastly outspent by the well-known Patterson.

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12:16 a.m.: Bishop, Walberg and Bergman lead congressional races in Michigan

If early results are any indication, Democratic hopes of flipping several congressional seats from Republican to Democrat are slipping away.

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12:06 a.m.: Economic angst goes beyond election rhetoric

And now, we find out how all this economic angst plays out on Wall Street.

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11:59 p.m.: In state House elections, GOP maintains control

Democrats, despite high expectations, failed to cut into a strong Republican majority in the state House in Tuesday's election, after targeting several GOP-held seats in Metro Detroit and around the state.

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11:57 p.m.: Fraser public safety assessment ballot proposal failing

Fraser voters are saying no today to a ballot proposal that would create a special assessment district to raise money for public safety.

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11:56 p.m.: Grosse Pointe Park voters OK public safety measure

Voters in Grosse Pointe Park approved a 15-year Headlee Amendment override for public safety.

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11:50 p.m.: No matter who wins, it's a historic day for women

As America waits to learn whether the nation has elected its first woman president, these Michigan women shared the stories of their own historic votes.

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11:48 p.m.: Sterling Heights park and recreation millage passing in early results

Sterling Heights voters are saying yes in early results to a 20-year parks and recreation millage that would allow for the construction of a 120,000-square-foot community center among other improvements.

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11:24 p.m. Regional transit millage trails in early vote results

The fate of regional transit in southeast Michigan hung in the balance late Tuesday.

With votes continuing to be tabulated, the measure was trailing in three of the four counties that make up the Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan.

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11:18 p.m.: Voters pick new Detroit school board

Seven seats on Detroit's school board were at stake Tuesday night in a historic — and crowded — race that marks a new era for a long-troubled school district.

With 14% precincts reporting, the top 10 vote-getters were Angelique Peterson-Mayberry with 6,066 votes, Georgia Lemmons with 5,931 votes, Iris Taylor with 5,330 votes, Tawanna Simpson with 4,881 votes, Sonya Mays with 4,754 votes, Misha Stallworth with 4,662 votes, Wanda Redmond with 4,487 votes, LaMar Lemmons with 4,383 votes, Ida Short with 3,999 votes and Deborah Hunter-Harvill with 3,875 votes.

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11:05 p.m.: Trump wins battlegrounds Florida, Ohio; Clinton claims Colo., Va.

Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump was the projected winner in more than a dozen early states including the crucial battleground states of Florida and Ohio while Democrat Hillary Clinton's tally included swing states Colorado and Virginia as the election of the nation's 45th president neared a frenzied conclusion.

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11:01 p.m. Wayne County roundup: Dearborn's Dabaja wins judgeship

With returns trickling in at presstime Tuesday, it was too close to call many key Wayne County races, but Dearborn City Council President Susan Dabaja appears to have won her race to become a 19th District Court judge.

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11:00 p.m.: RTA, proposals will help or hinder Detroit's comeback

Detroit's revitalization efforts could take a big step forward — or stumble backward — depending on the results of some tightly contested ballot questions Tuesday.

Residents in Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, and Washtenaw counties were voting whether to approve a Regional Transit Authority millage, with results too close to call at press time. If approved, the RTA system could boost economic growth throughout southeast Michigan by greatly expanding transit options and sparking new development along multiple transit routes.

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10:59 p.m.: Dearborn City Council President Susan Dabaja elected district judge

After a highly contentious race, Dearborn City Council President Susan Dabaja defeated attorney Gene Hunt to replace a retiring Dearborn district judge.

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10:30 p.m.: Trump takes Ohio, Clinton wins Virginia

Donald Trump notched a win in the key battleground state of Ohio, networks reported. The win had been predicted in recent polling, but it represents the first big swing state victory for the Republican nominee announced tonight.

Clinton picked up a win in the battleground state of Virginia, networks reported.

Earlier in the night, she and Trump picked up expected wins in a slew of states that have not been competitive in the polls.

The race remains too close to call in Florida, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Virginia, among others.

10:15 p.m. Bishop, Walberg and Bergman lead congressional races in Michigan

If early results are any indication, Democratic hopes of flipping several congressional seats from Republican to Democrat are slipping away.

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10:05 p.m.: Close vote count equals volatile markets

As the votes roll in across the U.S. in the presidential election, stock, currency and bond markets around the globe are trading in volatile fashion as a tight race in Florida, a key swing state, keeps investors on edge as the world awaits the winner of the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

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9:30 p.m.: Trump takes razor-thin lead in battleground Florida

Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump was the projected winner in a dozen early states while Democrat Hillary Clinton claimed eight and the District of Columbia as polls across the nation began closing Tuesday in the historic campaign to elect the nation's 45th president.

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9:15 p.m.: Free Press projection: Hillary Clinton wins Michigan

Democrat Hillary Clinton is the projected winner of Michigan in the race for president, according to election results data analyzed by the Detroit Free Press.

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9:09 p.m.: In state House, too early to tell if balance shifting

Democrats were hoping to cut into a strong Republican majority in the state House in Tuesday's election and were targeting several GOP-held seats in Metro Detroit, but legislative leaders from both parties expressed confidence as they awaited returns.

Republicans going into the election held a 63-47 majority, though with vacant seats resulting from deaths or resignations of lawmakers, the current make-up of the House is 62 Republicans, 45 Democrats, and three vacancies.

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8:49 p.m.: Voter turnout down in Detroit

Voter turnout was slightly down in the city of Detroit as of late Tuesday afternoon, while statewide and county-by-county figures are still to come.

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8:44 p.m.: Clinton, Trump win states - but no battlegrounds yet

Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump was the projected winner in seven early states while Democrat Hillary Clinton claimed five and the District of Columbia as polls began closing Tuesday across the nation in the historic campaign to elect the nation's 45th president.

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8:26 p.m.: Early results roll in for Clinton, Trump

The very, very first results from Michigan are in. Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump 50% to 45%, according to AP results. Keep in mind, this is less than 60,000 votes -- Michigan had a population of 9.9 million in 2014. Here's how we plan to call the race: The Free Press is stationed at 80 voting precincts that represent a mathematical model of voting results in Michigan. An elections official first verifies that they've accounted for every ballot they've handed out, they'll then run a machine called the Opti-Scan which counts the votes, according to Freep elections expert Tim Kiska. The result will be a paper tape tabulation of actual results that a team of reporters and data workers in the Free Press newsroom will use to ultimately call the winner of Michigan. Michigan has 16 electoral votes.

Stay tuned to Freep.com for live results.

8:18 p.m.: Marco Rubio gets a second term

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., bested Democrat Rep. Patrick Murphy to win re-election to the Senate, projections show.

The Florida faceoff had been one of several Senate races that remained tight in polling and could have helped decide control of the Senate. The other deciding races are in Nevada, Missouri, Indiana, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, New Hampshire and Wisconsin.

8:12 p.m.: Patterson rocks Trump socks

L. Brooks Patterson, the Oakland County Executive running for re-election, shows off his Donald Trump socks that his grandchildren got for him when they were visiting New York City.

Patterson come to the GOP Watch Party at Heroes Bar-BQ and Brew in Waterford to be with friends and supporters during the election returns.

8:10 p.m.: Clinton backers' cars, signs spray-painted red in Livonia

After 25 years of peaceful elections, Livonia resident Mary Ann Arsenault was dealt some menacing news this Election Day: someone spray painted her daughter's car red, along with the Hillary Clinton sign on her lawn.

And she wasn't alone.

Anti-Clinton vandals marked their territory all along her suburban street sometime overnight, spray painting four Clinton signs and three vehicles that were parked at the homes with the signs for the Democratic presidential candidate. Arsenault didn't discover the vandalism until she returned home from voting. It was still dark outside when she left – she wanted to be at the polls by 7 a.m. – and didn't see the damage until she returned home, she said.

Read the full story:Hillary Clinton backers' cars, signs spray-painted red in Livonia

8 p.m. Polls close in most of Michigan

Polls have closed in most of Michigan.

We have your results:

►Michigan Supreme Court

►U.S. House

►Michigan House

►Wayne County

►Oakland County

►Macomb County

7:42 p.m.: Trump wins WVa, Indiana, Ky; Clinton grabs Vermont as race heats up

Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump was the projected winner in West Virginia, Kentucky and Indiana while Democrat Hillary Clinton claimed Vermont as polls began closing Tuesday across the East in the historic campaign to elect the nation's 45th president.

Polling places across most of Florida, one of the night's most crucial prizes, began closing at 7 p.m. ET. The battleground states of Georgia, New Hampshire and Virginia also were closing, along with likely Trump states of Alabama and South Carolina and Democratic Vermont.

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7:08 p.m.: Possible voter intimidation in East Lansing

Election officials are unclear why a man standing outside of a polling location in East Lansing pulled two women wearing hijabs out of line but say the questionable incident may have been voter intimidation.

►Full story: Officials: Possible voter intimidation in East Lansing

5:38 p.m.: Detroit voter turnout down

Midday figures for just the city of Detroit show that voter turnout was down Tuesday afternoon compared to Election Day 2012. Turnout was 27% as of 3 p.m., about 140,000 votes (include absentee ballots). That is lower than the 32% turnout at the same time four years ago, said Daniel Baxter, director of the Detroit Department of Elections.

4:54 p.m.: Last voter in line will be able to vote

If you're in a line when polls close at 8 p.m. you will still be able to vote, Detroit Free Press elections expert Tim Kiska says. The voting precinct officials are instructed to mark the last person in line as polls close to make sure everyone gets the opportunity to vote. The poll will stay open until that last person leaves. If you are in line, rest assured you are safe. If you show up at 8 p.m., or shortly after, find a precinct official and ask if they've marked the final voter at that point. You might be it. If you are denied the right to vote and you are in line before 8 p.m., text the word ELECTIONLAND to 69866. This will alert staffers looking for voter suppression and voter fraud.

3:35 p.m.: Big turnout in Sterling Heights could be good for Trump

At the Macedonian Cultural Center on Ryan Road – the home of Sterling Heights Precinct 43 – precinct head Celeste Grabowski said voters were lined up when it opened at 7 a.m. and more than 400 voters came through in the first two hours, more than she has seen in recent years. That could be good news for Trump, who held a big rally in Sterling Heights on Sunday and is counting on Macomb County voters to come out big for him. Romney easily won the precinct four years ago. “This is the busiest I’ve ever seen it,” said Grabowski.

Meanwhile, Christina Guenthner sat behind polling officials, working as a volunteer poll observer for the Michigan Republican Party. Armed with a list of names, she was watching to challenge anyone who might show up whose name didn’t match those of people registered in the precinct – but even more so, her job was to report back to the party who had showed up, giving them a better idea of how the GOP was doing at the precinct. -- Todd Spangler, Staff writer

2:51 p.m.: Hours of voting delays at an Islamic school

At a voting precinct in an Islamic school in Canton, Crescent Academy, voting machines were down for a few hours this morning, said Ken Coleman, a spokesman for Anil Kumar, a Democrat running for U.S. House Rep. "To have people eager and ready to vote but can't because of these type of problems is simply outrageous," Coleman said. The problem appears to have been corrected and the machines are now working. -- Niraj Warikoo, Staff writer

2:47 p.m.: Why you aren't seeing election results now

Election Day is usually a pretty slow day when it comes to news. How can that be with so much riding on this election? Not much happens outside of voting during the day and polls close at 8 p.m. in Michigan. That's when everything kicks into high gear.

The Free Press is stationed at 80 voting precincts that represent a mathematical model of voting results in Michigan. The moment the polls close an elections official will first verify that they've accounted for every ballot they've handed out, they'll then run a machine called the Opti-Scan which counts the votes, according to Freep elections expert Tim Kiska. The result will be a paper tape tabulation of actual results. The Free Press representative on site will call that result into the news room immediately where we'll add up the outcomes of all 80 precincts.

We are aiming to make as informed a projection as possible for the state of Michigan based upon actual results, not unreliable exit polling. Stay tuned to this page right here for results.

1:20 p.m.: Hottest stories on Freep.com

The hottest election stories on the site right now show that voters are thinking ahead if their presidential candidate doesn't win, and how they should vote locally.

12:11 p.m.: Broken counting machine in Detroit

Voters at Precinct 18 on the Detroit's east side have reported that the machine used to count the ballots is broken. "I called the commission and they don't seem like they're even concerned," said voter Patricia Perry, who got to the precinct around 8:30 a.m."You don't know if your ballot is spoiled or what because the machine isn't working." Perry said the pol workers continued to have voters "stuff their ballots" into the machine, despite it being broken. "It was so full that one of the workers had to come in there with her key, open the machine, take the ballots out and put them down in the bottom of the box. Then they let the people keep stuffing them in there." Perry said the polling location was crowded with voters, who said they had tried to call the election department several times. – Katrease Stafford, Staff Writer

11:37 a.m.: Fight breaks out in Ypsilanti Township

What started as a verbal altercation between two women-- one a Hillary Clinton supporter and the other a Donald Trump supporter-- turned physical at a polling location in Ypsilanti Township this morning after a man pushed one of the women down on the ground. The two female voters had just voted and were outside the polling location when they got into a verbal altercation about the candidates who they voted for. "A male subject interjected himself into the argument, ended up pushing down one of the females and then more people started getting involved in this back and forth verbal altercation," Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office spokesman Derrick Jackson said, adding that no one was arrested and everyone was released at the scene. – Katrease Stafford, Staff Writer

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►Full story: Clinton, Trump voters get in tussle after voting in Ypsilanti Township

11:01 a.m.: Gov. Snyder casts his ballot

Michigan Republican Gov. Rick Snyder cast his ballot shortly after 10:30 am Tuesday but declined to tell reporters who he supported on the ballot. "I'm proud to be governor of Michigan and I'm glad to see people turning out," Snyder said after filling out his ballot at Community High School in Ann Arbor. The governor whose name was floated early on as a potential GOP candidate for President himself dismissed that talk Tuesday as speculation. He added that he was focused on this election on seeing the GOP keep its majority in the state legislature. -- Matthew Dolan, Staff writer

►Full story:When asked who he voted for president, Gov. Rick Snyder said 'nope'

10:10 a.m. - Two hour delay in Detroit precinct

In Precinct 134 in Detroit’s West Village area, the machine that counts the ballots was not working from the very beginning of the morning, causing confusion and anger among voters. Workers at the precinct told voters they could either leave their ballot in a secure box below the machine for it to be counted later or wait for a technician to arrive to fix the machine. About 45 people, including Marilyn King, 62, of Detroit, decided to wait. Latricia Pritchett, 45, of Detroit, said experiences like this lead to lower voter turnout. “Some people don’t have transportation and do everything that they can to get here …and the process is already lengthy, so when you have to sit here and wait another hour just to insert your ballot it’s just ridiculous.” A technician arrived at 8:56 a.m. and workers began processing ballots about 10 minutes later. — Brent Snavely, Staff Writer

9:40 a.m.: 'Chaos' and 'total mess' near Detroit's west side

Lifelong Detroiter Lynnette Kelsey said in the dozens of years that she's voted, she's never encountered such a chaotic scene at her polling location. Kelsey said she woke up early to cast her ballot and arrived at Mackenzie Elementary-Middle School near Detroit's west side at 7:15 a.m. Kelsey, 57, said she didn't leave until more than an hour later. "It was a total mess there," Kelsey said. "It was just very unorganized and everyone was just squashed into the gym. If that happened at 7 a.m. this morning, I can only imagine by noon how that would be. It was just a very bad experience for me. I can see people leaving out and not wanting to deal with it." – Katrease Stafford, Staff Writer

Pre-gaming your vote, catch up on the issues

It's (finally) Election Day, Michigan! It's time to get out and vote for the next president, either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton, as well as a whole slew of other candidates that will represent you on some scale. And don't forget the ballot initiatives! Polls open in Michigan at 7 a.m. and will close at 8 p.m. Stay tuned to this post for Election Day updates in Michigan. It may be quiet most of the day, but news will start rolling in after polls close.

If you see any problems while voting, please text the word ELECTIONLAND to 69866 and let us know. Electionland is a ProPublica-led coalition designed to crowdsource voting problems nationwide in real-time. The Free Press will have reporters to call or visit voting precincts where major problems crop up. The US Justice Department is also sending agents to Detroit, Dearborn Heights and Hamtramck to "protect the rights of all citizens to access the ballot on Election Day."

Michigan is in play for either Trump or Clinton. It is no longer considered a "firewall" for Clinton. A month ago she was up 11 points, but nonw according to Friday's Detroit Free Press poll that lead has shrunk to 4 points. That’s at the edge of the poll’s margin of error, meaning that whatever lead she has, it’s not a sure one. It is possible that Michigan voters could select the next President of the United States. As of this morning, polling aggregation site FiveThirtyEight.com gives Clinton a 78.9% chance of winning Michigan.

Below is a roundup of stories you should be aware of before you vote, including news of candidate visits, issues, and Detroit Free Press endorsements.

Election Eve: Stumping for candidates in Michigan

How presidential campaign issues relate to Michigan

Detroit Free Press endorsements

Macomb County: Countywide races, commissioners and judges