When Do the Polls Close in Every State? Election Day Polling Places & Closing Times Explained

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It’s Election Day, which means millions of Americans are heading to the polls to place their vote in the 2024 presidential election.

While there have already been millions of votes cast early, either by mail or in-person, millions more will be cast today (Tuesday, November 5), which means that citizens will want to know when they should be heading to poll sites in their respective states.

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That process will unfold throughout the evening, across the various time zones.

Here’s when different states will close…

Keep reading to find out more…

7 p.m. ET (60 electoral votes at stake)

Georgia

Indiana*

Kentucky*

South Carolina

Vermont

Virginia

*Indiana and Kentucky are in split time zones; the earliest results will be seen in the 6 p.m. ET hour.

7:30 p.m. ET (37 electoral votes)

North Carolina

Ohio

West Virginia

8 p.m. ET (171 electoral votes)

Alabama

Connecticut

D.C.

Delaware

Florida*

Illinois

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Mississippi

Missouri

New Hampshire*

New Jersey

Oklahoma

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

Tennessee

*Florida and New Hampshire will see some results at 7 p.m. ET.

8:30 p.m. ET (6 electoral votes)

Arkansas

9 p.m. ET (163 electoral votes)

Arizona

Wisconsin

Michigan*

Colorado

Iowa

Kansas*

Louisiana

Minnesota

Nebraska

New Mexico

New York

North Dakota*

South Dakota*

Texas*

Wyoming

*Michigan, Kansas, North Dakota, South Dakota and Texas will see some results at 8 p.m. ET.

10 p.m. ET — 16 electoral votes

Nevada

Montana

Utah

11 p.m. ET — 78 electoral votes

California

Idaho*

Oregon*

Washington

*Idaho and Oregon will see some results at 10 p.m. ET.

12 a.m. ET — 4 electoral votes

Hawaii

1 a.m. ET — 3 electoral votes

Alaska*

*Alaska will see some results at 12 a.m. ET.

Here’s what would happen in the event of an Electoral College tie.

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