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United States is going to polls to choose the country's 47th president on Nov 5.

Michigan is a key swing state which will prove crucial in deciding the final outcome of the presidential election.

After the 2020 United States Census, the state lost one seat after reapportionment and has 15 electoral votes in the Electoral College.

Democratic nominee Kamala Harris and Republican candidate Donald Trump have campaigned extensively in the state, trying to win working-class votes.

Harris has been pitching to protect union jobs and grow the middle class, while Trump has promised to keep undocumented immigrants from stealing American jobs.

Both are neck and neck right now in the state, as per polls.

The deadline to request a mail-in ballot is Nov 1 and the last date to vote early in person is Nov 3.

How does Michigan usually poll?
Michigan can go either way, however, history indicates that the Democrats might hold a slight lead.

George HW Bush was the last Republican presidential candidate to win with a majority in 1988. Ronald Reagan was the last Republican to win by double digits, sweeping 49 states in 1984. 

Michigan has voted blue in every presidential election between 1992 and 2012, but only with a double-digit margin in 1996 and 2008.

In 2016, Trump registered an unexpected win, sweeping the Midwest and winning Michigan by a very narrow 0.23 per cent.

The state flipped blue in 2020, with Joe Biden registering a 2.78 per cent margin of victory.

In the 2024 election, winning over the traditionally Democratic Arab American voting bloc will be challenging as polls indicate the Democrats' pro-Israel policy might have alienated them.

Currently, two Democrats represent Michigan in the Senate Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow, with Democrat Gretchen Whitmer as the Governor.

How many Senate seats are up for election in Michigan?
Democrat Debbie Stabenow holds the current Class I Senate seat for Michigan.

She is not seeking a fifth term. Democratic congresswoman Elissa Slotkin and Republican former congressman Mike Rogers will go up against each other to win their first term in office.

How many House of Representatives seats are up for election in Michigan?
Voters will elect 13 US representatives from the state of Michigan. 

The Democrat nominees for the House in Michigan are Callie Barr (Congressional District 1), Michael Lynch (Congressional district 2), Hillary Scholten (Congressional District 3), Jessica Swartz (Congressional district 4), Libbi Urban (Congressional district 5), Debbie Dingell(Congressional district 6), Curtis Hertel (Congressional district 7), Kristen McDonald Rivet (Congressional district 8), Clinton St. Mosley(Congressional district 9), Carl Marlinga (Congressional district 10), Haley Stevens (Congressional district 11), Rashida Tlaib (Congressional district 12) and Shri Thanedar (Congressional district 13). 

The Republican nominees for the House in Michigan are - Jack Bergman (Congressional District 1), John Moolenaar (Congressional District 2), Paul Hudson (Congressional District 3), Bill Huizenga (Congressional District 4), Tim Walberg (Congressional District 5), Heather Smiley (Congressional district 6), Tom Barrett (Congressional district 7), Paul Junge (Congressional district 8), Lisa McClain (Congressional district 9), John James (Congressional district 10), Nick Somberg (Congressional district 11), James Hooper (Congressional district 12) and Martell Bivings (Congressional district 13). 

Who won the presidential election in the state in 2020?
Biden carried Michigan by a narrow margin of 2.78 per cent.

Michigan voters polled 2,804,040 votes for Biden and 2,649,852 votes in favour of Donald Trump.

Results of 2024 election
This section will be updated once results start coming in after the November 5 elections.