Michigan voters headed to the polls on Tuesday with the presidential contest between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris as tight as it could be.
Voters in Grand Rapids lined up at a church polling station before 7 am for their chance to choose between two sharply different visions for the country.
“I voted for Kamala Harris,” said Vida Wilson, 33, a minister. “I care about people and our future. This election just feels huge, so this is the only option for me.”
“I voted for Donald Trump, and I really just agree with all his policies and my convictions align with his beliefs a little bit more than the other party,” said 24-year-old clinic lab director Lauren Kokoma, 24.
Michigan is one of the seven neck-and-neck states that is likely to determine the outcome of the election.
Trump’s campaign has suggested he may declare victory on election night even while millions of ballots have yet to be counted, as he did four years ago. The former president has repeatedly said any defeat could only stem from widespread fraud, echoing his false claims from 2020.
The winner may not be known for days if the margins in battleground states are as slim as expected.
