GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — As county clerks around the state wrap up Election Day work, all of the precincts in Kent County are reporting their results.

Kent County Clerk Lisa Posthumus Lyons said the turnout in the county for the 2024 election was 68.8%, the lowest since the 2012 presidential election. The 2020 election had the highest turnout at 72.5%, while the 2016 was 69%.

“(The turnouts are) all kind of within a small margin. But I was admittedly a little surprised that the turnout was lower,” said Posthumus Lyons.

This year was the first presidential election when in-person early voting was available to Michigan voters. Posthumus Lyons said a third of Kent County voters used in-person early voting.

“It clearly did not have an effect on overall turnout, but it’s definitely something that our voters appreciate and want to use that method,” said Posthumus Lyons. “We know that it is a popular method and people are going to continue to use that.”

According to the Michigan Secretary of State’s Office, more than 2.1 million ballots had been cast absentee as of Tuesday morning and more came in Tuesday. Early in-person voting, new statewide this year, was required to start Oct. 26 at the latest and wrap up Sunday. About 1.2 million voters took advantage of that option, state data shows.

As of 5 a.m. Wednesday, the presidential race in Michigan has not yet been called.

However, nationwide, Decision Desk HQ on NewsNation and The Hill projected that former President Donald Trump, a Republican, would defeat Vice President Kamala Harris, a Democrat, around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday.