The presidential race in Michigan is too close to call. With 90 percent of the vote in, Donald Trump has the narrowest of leads over Hillary Clinton, 48 percent to 47 percent. Libertarian Gary Johnson has 4 percent and the Green Party's Jill Stein has 1 percent. There are 16 electoral votes up for grabs.
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