Free Press Projects Hillary Clinton Will Win Michigan

DETROIT (CBS Detroit) - With only a fraction of precincts reporting — the Detroit Free Press is boldly projecting a win for Hillary Clinton in Michigan.

The newspaper reports a look at "a majority of key precincts across the state" by political analyst Tim Kiska — who has called it correctly in past elections — indicated that the Democrat would win, beating Republican Donald Trump.

Sixty-five of 80 "key precincts" analyzed by the Free Press showed Clinton holding a 4-percentage point lead, less than a point behind President Barack Obama's margin of victory in those same precincts four years ago. [Read more from the Freep].

After 10 p.m., early results showed a tight race between the two in the Great Lakes state with Trump out in front.

According to the Associated Press, Trump led against Clinton 49.4 percent to 45.4 percent with 1,761 of 4,830 precincts reporting across the state.

This comes a short time after exit polling showed a tie. In an Election Day survey by MIRS News and Target Insyght, Trump got 48 percent of the vote, Clinton got 48 percent and Libertarian Gary Johnson got 2 percent. The remaining 2 percent was split between other candidates.

Who wins Michigan, one of a few key swing states, could decide the outcome of the race. The results in Wayne County will be awaited with interest nationwide.

WWJ Newsradio 950 is live all night, so stay tuned. Check the latest election results in Michigan HERE!