It is Election Day 2024. Voting ends in one of the most controversial US presidential elections in recent historywith early and absentee voting figures indicating potentially strong participation in Michigan.

So when will the election results be available, and where? Complete unofficial results are not expected until Wednesday morning at the earliestbut we hope to be able to declare some winners with unofficial partial results, based on projections made by the Associated Press.

Polls closing at 8 p.m. Eastern time in most of Michiganalthough several western Upper Peninsula counties, on Central Time, will not close until 9 p.m.

Here’s where to find the results and a live election map.

Live map of US election results 2024

Follow the results of the 2024 presidential election on our live map and see the state-by-state results, which will start coming in after the polls close at 8 p.m. Eastern.

How many electoral votes does Michigan have?

Michigan has 15 electoral votes. The winner of the 2024 presidential election will need 270 votes out of 538.

Where to find 2024 election results

When are polls open and closed in Michigan?

Polls are open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. local time in Michigan. If you are in line at 8 p.m., you are still allowed to vote.

Here’s everything you need to know if you go to the polls to vote today.

What are the issues on election day?

Whether we support the Democratic candidate for president, Vice President Kamala Harrisor the Republican candidate, former president Donald Trumpeach promises a different future for the United States and for Michigan.

To cite just a few examples, Harris would defend women’s rights to make their own reproductive choices, while Trump says he would leave it up to individual states to decide these matters. Harris generally supports a gradual transition to electric vehicles in the auto industry, which Trump generally opposes. Trump is promising double-digit tariffs on foreign imports to pressure foreign manufacturers to make their products in the United States. Harris says it would amount to a national sales tax that would hurt consumers. Trump promises mass expulsions of undocumented migrants, something Harris opposes.

Also in game:

• Michigan’s picks for US Senate and the American house could make the difference in determining which of the two major political parties controls each chamber.

• Control of the Michigan State Chamber is also up for grabs and will impact the extent to which Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is able to implement what remains of her agenda in the final two years of her term.

• And the choices Michigan makes for State Supreme Court will determine whether Democratic candidates maintain their current 4-3 majority in this influential body.

When will we know the full election results?

When polls close at 8 p.m. local time, election officials can begin releasing unofficial election results. Even though the results will begin to trickle in when the polling stations close, the outcome of a race may not be clear for some time. It depends on how close the race is and how many voters return their absentee ballots on Election Day. Processing mail-in ballots takes longer than ballots cast in person due to the additional steps involved after a voter returns their mail-in ballot to verify and record the ballot and then prepare for counting.

In 2020, the Associated Press — which tracks races across the United States — was unable to call President Joe Biden the winner in Michigan. until 5:56 p.m. ET Wednesdaythe day after the election of November 3, 2020. The AP called races before all votes are counted, based on an analysis of previously reported votes and other election data. The Free Press relies on calls from the AP.

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This article was originally published on Detroit Free Press: Election Day 2024: See live results and presidential race map