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

It’s Election Day, which means millions of Americans are heading to the polls to place their vote in the 2024 election, which will determine the next President of the United States.

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.