KALAMAZOO, MI (92 7 WHTC, Nov. 3, 2026) – As voters head to the polls today, more than two million Michiganders have already cast their ballots ahead of the 7 AM opening of precincts.
The Secretary of State’s office on Monday disclosed numbers of over 1.6 million mail ballots returned, along with more than 684 thousand who had cast ballots during the nine-day, in person early voting period which ended on Sunday. Among those who took advantage of this was Western Michigan University Associate Professor of Political Science Dr. Peter Wielhouwer, who explained during a Monday appearance on “Kalamazoo Mornings with Ken Lanphear.”
According to the Secretary of State’s office, 47 percent of those who cast ballots ahead of November 3rd were over 65 years of age, but 48 percent of in-person early voters were between the ages of 41 to 65.
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