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What time do polls close in my state on Election Day 2024?
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What time do polls close in my state on Election Day 2024?

Millions of Americans will have already voted by the time the polls close on Election Day, but tens of millions more are planning to cast their ballots in person.

Voting hours vary from state to state and sometimes from county to county. Even some states fall into two different time zones.

The first polls to close are from the East Coast are in eastern Indiana and Kentucky counties at 6 pm ET. Other states, including Georgia and Florida, follow close behind, closing at 7pm ET.

Here’s when the polls close in each state, with Eastern times listed.

Alabama

Polls close at 8pm ET.

Alaska

Polls close at 12pm and 1am ET for Alaska.

The honor of having the last voter in the nation went to Alaska when they ditched absentee-only voting for the 2012 election and added in-person voting.

“People have a little fun that day because realistically everyone knows about the election long before it’s closed,” City Manager Layton Lockett said. “But, you know, it’s still fun.”

Arizona

Polls close at 9pm ET.

Arizona does not release votes until all precincts have reported or one hour after all polls are closed, whichever comes first.

In 2020, the Associated Press first reported the Arizona results at 10:02 PM ET on November 3, Election Day, and declared Biden the winner at 2:51 PM ET on November 4.

Arkansas

Polls close at 8:30pm ET.

California

Polls close at 11pm ET.

COLORADO

Polls close at 9pm ET.

Connecticut

Polls close at 8pm ET.

Delaware

Polls close at 8pm ET.

Voters arrive at a polling place on March 3, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Credit: Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

Washington DC

Polls close at 8pm ET.

Florida

Polls close at 7pm ET.

Georgia

Polls close at 7pm ET.

In 2020, the Associated Press first reported the Georgia results at 7:20 pm ET on November 3 and declared Biden the state’s winner at 7:58 pm ET on November 19, more than two weeks after Election Day.

Hawaii

Polls close at 12pm ET.

Idaho

Polls in Idaho close between 10:00 PM and 11:00 PM, depending on the county’s time zone.

Illinois

Polls close at 8pm ET.

Indian

Polls close at 6 pm ET in the state’s 80 counties that are in the Eastern Time Zone. The remaining 12 counties in the state are in the Central Time Zone and will close the polls at 7:00 PM ET.

Iowa

Polls close at 9pm ET.

Kansas

In Kansas, polls will close between 8:00 PM and 9:00 PM, depending on the county’s time zone.

Kentucky

The polling stations will close between 18.00 and 19.00, depending on the time zone of the county.

Louisiana

Polls close at 9pm ET.

Tomorrow

Polls close at 8pm ET.

Maryland

Polls close at 8pm ET.

Massachusetts

Polls close at 8pm ET.

Michigan

Polls close in Michigan at 8:00 PM ET for all but four of its counties. The four Central Time Zone counties will close at 9:00 PM ET.

In 2020, the AP first reported the Michigan results at 8:08 pm ET on November 3 and declared Biden the winner at 5:58 pm ET on November 4.

Minnesota

Polls close at 9pm ET.

Mississippi

Polls close at 8pm ET.

Missouri

Polls close at 8pm ET.

mountain

Polls close at 10pm ET.

Nebraska

Polls close at 9pm ET.

Nevada

Polls close at 10pm ET.

The state doesn’t release results until the last person in line has voted, so there was usually a wait between the poll closing and the first results.

In 2020, the AP first reported the Nevada results at 11:41 PM ET on November 3 and declared Biden the winner at 12:13 PM ET on November 7.

New Hampshire

Polls close between 7:00 PM and 8:00 PM ET statewide, varying by municipality.

New Jersey

Polls close at 8pm ET.

New Mexico

Polls close at 9pm ET.

new york

Polls close at 9pm ET.

North Carolina

Polls close at 7:30 pm ET.

In 2020, the AP first reported the results at 7:42 pm ET on November 3 and declared Trump the winner at 3:49 pm ET on November 13.

North Dakota

Most polls in the state will close at 8:00 PM ET, but the state’s eight counties in the Mountain Time Zone will close at 9:00 PM ET.

Ohio

Polls close at 7:30 pm ET.

Oklahoma

Polls close at 8pm ET.

Oregon:

Polls close between 10:00 PM ET and 11:00 PM ET, depending on county time zone.

Pennsylvania

Polls close at 8pm ET.

In 2020, the AP first reported the results at 8:09 p.m. ET on November 3 and declared Biden the winner at 11:25 a.m. ET on November 7.

Rhode Island

Polls close at 8pm ET.

South Carolina

Polls close at 7pm ET.

South Dakota

Polls in the eastern half of the state close at 8:00 PM ET and in the western half of the state at 9:00 PM ET, as the state is almost split in half between the Central Time Zone and the Mountain Time Zone.

Tennessee

Polls close at 8 p.m. for the state’s 30 counties in the Eastern Time Zone. The state’s remaining 3 counties in the central time zone close at 7:00 p.m. local time (also 8:00 p.m. ET).

Texas

Polls close between 8:00 PM and 9:00 PM ET in Texas, depending on time zone.

Utah

Polls close at 10pm ET.

Vermont

Polls close at 7pm ET.

virgin

Polls close at 7pm ET.

Washington

Polls close at 11pm ET.

West Virginia

Polls close at 7:30 pm ET.

Wisconsin

Polls close at 9pm ET.

Wisconsin is no stranger to close elections; the margin of victory in the state was less than 1 percentage point in 2020, 2016, 2004 and 2000.

In 2020, the AP first reported the Wisconsin results at 9:07 pm ET on November 3 and declared Biden the winner at 2:16 pm ET on November 4.

Wyoming

Polls close at 9pm ET.