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Poll Closing Times 2026: What Time Polls Close in Every State on Election Day

Facts checked Oct. 31, 2026 · Jamoke News does not project winners or call races; results link to the AP.

Polls for the Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026 midterm elections close between 6 p.m. ET (parts of Indiana and Kentucky) and 1 a.m. ET Wednesday (Alaska’s western Aleutian Islands). Times below are the latest scheduled closing in each state or time zone, in Eastern Standard Time (daylight saving time ends Sunday, Nov. 1).

If you are in line when polls close, stay in line: you can still vote. Some polling places close earlier than the statewide time (in New Hampshire, many close at 7 p.m. ET), so check with your state or local election office.

Poll closing times by hour (Eastern time)

• 6 p.m. ET (5 p.m. CT · 4 p.m. MT · 3 p.m. PT): Indiana (Eastern time), Kentucky (Eastern time)
• 7 p.m. ET (6 p.m. CT · 5 p.m. MT · 4 p.m. PT): Florida (Eastern time), Georgia, Indiana (Central time), Kentucky (Central time), South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia
• 7:30 p.m. ET (6:30 p.m. CT · 5:30 p.m. MT · 4:30 p.m. PT): North Carolina, Ohio, West Virginia
• 8 p.m. ET (7 p.m. CT · 6 p.m. MT · 5 p.m. PT): Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida (Central time), Illinois, Kansas (Central time), Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (Eastern time), Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire (many polling places close at 7), New Jersey, North Dakota (Central time), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota (Central time), Tennessee, Texas (Central time)
• 8:30 p.m. ET (7:30 p.m. CT · 6:30 p.m. MT · 5:30 p.m. PT): Arkansas
• 9 p.m. ET (8 p.m. CT · 7 p.m. MT · 6 p.m. PT): Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas (Mountain time), Louisiana, Michigan (Central time), Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota (Mountain time), South Dakota (Mountain time), Texas (Mountain time, El Paso area), Wisconsin, Wyoming
• 10 p.m. ET (9 p.m. CT · 8 p.m. MT · 7 p.m. PT): Idaho (Mountain time), Montana, Nevada, Oregon (Mountain time), Utah
• 11 p.m. ET (10 p.m. CT · 9 p.m. MT · 8 p.m. PT): California, Idaho (Pacific time), Oregon (Pacific time), Washington
• Midnight ET (11 p.m. CT · 10 p.m. MT · 9 p.m. PT): Alaska (Alaska time), Hawaii
• 1 a.m. Wed. ET (12 a.m. CT · 11 p.m. MT · 10 p.m. PT): Alaska (Aleutian Islands)

Sources: The Green Papers: 2026 poll closing times · 270toWin: 2026 poll closing times

Poll closing times by state

• Alabama: 8 p.m. ET
• Alaska: Midnight ET (Alaska time); 1 a.m. Wed. ET (Aleutian Islands) · Alaska guide
• Arizona: 9 p.m. ET
• Arkansas: 8:30 p.m. ET
• California: 11 p.m. ET
• Colorado: 9 p.m. ET
• Connecticut: 8 p.m. ET
• Delaware: 8 p.m. ET
• District of Columbia: 8 p.m. ET
• Florida: 7 p.m. ET (Eastern time); 8 p.m. ET (Central time)
• Georgia: 7 p.m. ET · Georgia guide
• Hawaii: Midnight ET
• Idaho: 10 p.m. ET (Mountain time); 11 p.m. ET (Pacific time)
• Illinois: 8 p.m. ET
• Indiana: 6 p.m. ET (Eastern time); 7 p.m. ET (Central time)
• Iowa: 9 p.m. ET · Iowa guide
• Kansas: 8 p.m. ET (Central time); 9 p.m. ET (Mountain time)
• Kentucky: 6 p.m. ET (Eastern time); 7 p.m. ET (Central time)
• Louisiana: 9 p.m. ET
• Maine: 8 p.m. ET · Maine guide
• Maryland: 8 p.m. ET
• Massachusetts: 8 p.m. ET
• Michigan: 8 p.m. ET (Eastern time); 9 p.m. ET (Central time) · Michigan guide
• Minnesota: 9 p.m. ET
• Mississippi: 8 p.m. ET
• Missouri: 8 p.m. ET
• Montana: 10 p.m. ET
• Nebraska: 9 p.m. ET
• Nevada: 10 p.m. ET
• New Hampshire: 8 p.m. ET (many polling places close at 7)
• New Jersey: 8 p.m. ET
• New Mexico: 9 p.m. ET
• New York: 9 p.m. ET
• North Carolina: 7:30 p.m. ET · North Carolina guide
• North Dakota: 8 p.m. ET (Central time); 9 p.m. ET (Mountain time)
• Ohio: 7:30 p.m. ET · Ohio guide
• Oklahoma: 8 p.m. ET
• Oregon: 10 p.m. ET (Mountain time); 11 p.m. ET (Pacific time)
• Pennsylvania: 8 p.m. ET
• Rhode Island: 8 p.m. ET
• South Carolina: 7 p.m. ET
• South Dakota: 8 p.m. ET (Central time); 9 p.m. ET (Mountain time)
• Tennessee: 8 p.m. ET
• Texas: 8 p.m. ET (Central time); 9 p.m. ET (Mountain time, El Paso area) · Texas guide
• Utah: 10 p.m. ET
• Vermont: 7 p.m. ET
• Virginia: 7 p.m. ET
• Washington: 11 p.m. ET
• West Virginia: 7:30 p.m. ET
• Wisconsin: 9 p.m. ET
• Wyoming: 9 p.m. ET

Sources: The Green Papers: 2026 poll closing times · 270toWin: 2026 poll closing times

After the polls close

The first results usually appear within minutes of a state’s last poll closing. Most news organizations use the Associated Press for race calls, and some races, including ranked-choice contests in Alaska and Maine and any Georgia race headed to a Dec. 1 runoff, take days or weeks. When will we know the results?

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