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When do polls close on Nov. 3? A state-by-state guide
The first polls close at 6 p.m. Eastern in parts of Indiana and Kentucky. The last close after midnight Eastern in Alaska and Hawaii.
Polls close at different times across the country on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3. Daylight saving time ends on Nov. 1, so the times below are Eastern Standard Time. Several states span two time zones, and the time listed is when most of the state's polls close.
| Most polls close (ET) | States |
|---|---|
| 6 p.m. | Indiana, Kentucky |
| 7 p.m. | Florida, Georgia, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia |
| 7:30 p.m. | North Carolina, Ohio, West Virginia |
| 8 p.m. | Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas |
| 8:30 p.m. | Arkansas |
| 9 p.m. | Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, Wisconsin, Wyoming |
| 10 p.m. | Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah |
| 11 p.m. | California, Oregon, Washington |
| Midnight | Alaska, Hawaii (early Nov. 4, Eastern) |
States split by time zones
In Indiana and Kentucky, polls close at 6 p.m. local time, so counties on Central time close an hour later in Eastern terms, at 7 p.m. ET. Florida's western Panhandle closes at 8 p.m. ET. Parts of Texas, Michigan, Kansas, North Dakota and South Dakota close at 9 p.m. ET, and Idaho's northern Panhandle at 11 p.m. ET. Alaska's westernmost Aleutian Islands close at 1 a.m. ET.
In New Hampshire, towns set their own closing times; most close at 7 p.m. and some larger cities at 8 p.m. North Dakota also allows local variation.
Mail-voting states
Colorado, Hawaii, Oregon, Utah and Washington conduct elections mainly by mail. For those states, the time shown is the deadline to return a ballot in person.
If you are in line
Anyone in line when polls close may still vote. Individual polling places can keep different hours, so confirm yours with your local election office through vote.gov.
The full table, with each state's official results page, is in our Election 2026 hub.
Sources
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