Update 12:26 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6.
Democrat Kristen McDonald Rivet is holding on to a slight lead with 87 of 325 precincts reporting in the 8th Congressional district. Rivet holds a 70,677-69,937 lead over Republican Paul Junge on Tuesday.
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Update 12:14 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6.
Democrat Kristen McDonald Rivet is leading with 61 of 325 precincts reporting in the 8th Congressional district. Rivet holds a 56,049-54,392 lead over Republican Paul Junge on Tuesday.
Update 11:44 p.m. ET
Republican Paul Junge is leading with 48 of the 325 precincts reporting in the 8th Congressional district. Junge holds a 44,219-41,495 lead over Democrat Kristen McDonald Rivet on Tuesday.
Update 11:35 p.m. ET
Republican Paul Junge is leading with 35 of the 325 precincts reporting in the 8th Congressional district.
Junge holds a 26,317-22,814 lead over Democrat Kristen McDonald Rivet on Tuesday.
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Update 11:11 p.m. ET
Republican Paul Junge is leading with 29 of the 325 precincts reporting in the 8th Congressional district.
Junge holds a 23,536-20,717 lead over Democrat Kristen McDonald Rivet on Tuesday.
Update 10:37 p.m.
Republican Paul Junge is leading with 10 of the 325 precincts reporting in the 8th Congressional district. Junge holds a 11,329-10,422 lead over Democrat Kristen McDonald Rivet on Tuesday, according to ABC.
Update 10:01 p.m. ET
The 8th Congressional race between Democrat Kristen McDonald Rivet and Republican Paul Junge was within 61 votes after the first of 325 precincts reported on Tuesday, according to ABC.
Rivet led by a 655-594 margin. That seat is being vacated by Democrat Dan Kildee.
Rivet has served as the executive director of Michigan Head Start, chief of staff for the Michigan Department of Education and vice president of the Skillman Foundation.
Junge was a prosecutor as well as a TV news anchor. He also worked for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services during President Donald Trump’s administration.
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