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Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump

(MLive file)

Michigan's television airwaves could get more political in the week before the election.

Both the campaigns of Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump are planning to make inroads into Michigan's television markets with campaign ads over the next week, according to their respective campaigns.

The Clinton campaign is reportedly making a six-figure buy in Michigan as part of a three-state campaign effort that incorporates markets in Virginia, Michigan and New Mexico.

That ad buy is expected to be split between media markets statewide. The exact amount has not been released.

The Trump campaign is including Michigan in a $25 million ad buy split between 13 states. Other states on the Trump campaign's list are Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Maine, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Virginia, Nevada and New Hampshire.

In statements, representatives of both the Clinton and Trump campaign stressed the importance of Michigan in the final days of the election.

"Michigan is an important state, and Hillary Clinton has been campaigning aggressively here in order to win on Election Day," Hillary for Michigan State Director Walt Herzig said in a statement.

Brad Parscale, the Trump campaign's digital director, said Trump has climbed in the polls and accelerated outreach in states like Michigan that are rarely won by presidential candidates.

"By increasing our presence in battleground states and expanding into new markets, Mr. Trump is well-positioned for an impressive victory on Nov. 8," he said in a statement.

Although presidential campaign ads have shown up in Michigan via national cable markets during the general election cycle, state broadcast media markets have not seen much action.

As of Monday, no significant broadcast ad buys in the state have been recorded since September, when the Trump campaign made purchases, said Craig Mauger of the Michigan Campaign Finance Network.

Mauger said it's unsurprising to see the campaigns spend money on ad buys in Michigan prior to the election, as both campaigns have cash to spare in advance of Election Day.