The votes are in, but the counting isn’t done

It's been an unprecedented election, and it won't be over until absentee ballots are counted.
a collection of political yard signs.
Competing political signs in a yard in Kalamazoo. Ben Jones

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The November 2020 election is an unusual one. And it isn’t over yet.

The vote itself went well, despite long lines in some locations.

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President Donald Trump was leading in early counts, but 3.5 million absentee ballots have yet to be counted in the state – more than the total of people who voted in-person on election day.

Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson said there were a record 5.5 million votes cast in the state.

On Tuesday night, Benson said full election results should be known within 24 hours.

In Kalamazoo County, day-of votes lean Republican, but an unprecedented number of absentee ballots have yet to be counted.

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You can see results as they are updated on the Kalamazoo County Clerk’s website.

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