When will we know? · Michigan
When will we know Michigan’s 2026 election results?
In 2024, about 9% of Michigan’s vote was counted by 9 PM ET, 28% by 11 PM and 62% by 1 AM.
It passed 95% by 6:33 PM ET on Nov. 6 (the first archived copy at that level).
Wayne, Macomb and Genesee came in last (past 90% by 6:33 PM ET on Nov. 6). Oakland came in first.
After the last overnight copy (77% at 2:37 AM ET), the archive’s next copies read 99% by 6:33 PM ET on Nov. 6.
Polls in Michigan close at 8 PM ET (9 PM in part).
- These are 2024 counts. 2024 was a presidential year, and 2026 timing can differ. Nothing on this page predicts when any 2026 race will be known.
- Percentages are of each unit’s final 2024 count, not of the votes cast in 2026. A county’s share is of that county’s own final count.
- This page shows no results and no live data. Call the Map does not run an election-night results page.
The count by the hour, election night 2024
The biggest counties, and when each was in
| County | Of the state’s vote | By 9 PM | By 11 PM | By 1 AM | Past 90% by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne | 15% | under 1% | 1% | 25% | 6:33 PM on Nov. 6 |
| Oakland | 14% | 43% | 70% | 92% | 1 AM |
| Macomb | 9% | under 1% | 15% | 43% | 6:33 PM on Nov. 6 |
| Kent | 7% | 1% | 34% | 88% | 2 AM |
| Genesee | 4% | 1% | 14% | 66% | 6:33 PM on Nov. 6 |
| Washtenaw | 4% | 40% | 65% | 80% | 6:33 PM on Nov. 6 |
Each percentage is of that county’s own final count, not of the state’s. “none” means the feed showed no votes yet; “not measured” means the feed did not carry the county’s count at that time, which is not the same as zero. A time after 2:37 AM is the first archived copy at that level; the archive has no copy between 2:37 AM and 2:37 PM on Nov. 6, so the count may have passed it earlier.
What comes late, and why
Medium pace. AP: about 45% of the 2020 vote was reported by midnight ET; Trump's early lead eroded overnight as mail ballots from Democratic areas were counted. Wayne (Detroit), Oakland and Washtenaw report late; a new law lets larger towns process absentee ballots 8 days early, and MIT: 95% of the 2024 vote in 9 hours (17 in 2020).
Sources: AP via PBS NewsHour: What to expect in Michigan on Election Day; AP (Askarinam) via NBC4 Washington: Want to follow election results like a pro? Here's what to watch in key states; Protect Democracy: The 2024 Vote Count, What to Expect; MIT Election Data + Science Lab: How long did it take to count the vote in 2024? (Baltz). These describe the 2020, 2022 and 2024 elections and the rules in force when they were read; they are not a statement about 2026.
The 2026 races here
- SenateEl-Sayed (D) vs. Rogers (R)
- House MI-04McCann (D) vs. Huizenga (R)
- House MI-07Lawrence (D) vs. Barrett (R)
- House MI-10Hines (D) vs. Bouchard (R)
See every race in Michigan, print the Election Night Guide to follow the count, or make your calls in the prediction game.
Sources and method
- Counts
- The New York Times presidential county results feed (Associated Press data), President only, as the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine kept it. Copies used: 7:59 PM ET Nov. 5 to 10:46 PM ET Dec. 5. The archive has no capture of this feed between 2:37 AM and 2:37 PM ET on Nov 6 2024; a state still counting at 2:37 AM is not measured again until the afternoon (and only the 16 states with an 'after' point carry later captures).
- Final count
- The same feed's last archived capture, 2025-01-06T22:21:00-05:00 (statewide 5,662,504). It is the feed’s last archived value, not a certified canvass.
- Capture times
- Kept to the minute (the research file kept capture times to the minute; the Wayback address resolves to the nearest capture).
The 15 archived copies behind this page
- 8 PM · 0% of the state’s final count in · taken 19:59 ET 11/05
- 9 PM · 9% of the state’s final count in · taken 20:59 ET 11/05
- 10 PM · 13% of the state’s final count in · taken 21:55 ET 11/05
- 11 PM · 28% of the state’s final count in · taken 22:59 ET 11/05
- midnight · 43% of the state’s final count in · taken 23:51 ET 11/05
- 1 AM · 62% of the state’s final count in · taken 00:59 ET 11/06
- 2 AM · 71% of the state’s final count in · taken 01:57 ET 11/06
- 2:37 AM · 77% of the state’s final count in · taken 02:37 ET 11/06
- 6:33 PM on Nov. 6 · 99% of the state’s final count in · taken 18:33 ET 11/06
- 5:15 AM on Nov. 7 · 99% of the state’s final count in · taken 05:15 ET 11/07
- 7:13 PM on Nov. 7 · 99% of the state’s final count in · taken 19:13 ET 11/07
- midnight on Nov. 11 · 99% of the state’s final count in · taken 00:00 ET 11/11
- 10:20 PM on Nov. 14 · 99% of the state’s final count in · taken 22:20 ET 11/14
- 2:51 AM on Nov. 22 · 99% of the state’s final count in · taken 02:51 ET 11/22
- 10:46 PM on Dec. 5 · 100% of the state’s final count in · taken 22:46 ET 12/05