A ques­tion that we’re see­ing being asked a lot on social media net­works today is “When do the polls close?” If you haven’t vot­ed yet and are won­der­ing how much time you have left — or if you’re sim­ply curi­ous as to when the results action gets under­way — here is a guide to poll clos­ings nation­wide (in all fifty states), cour­tesy of the Nation­al Asso­ci­a­tion of Sec­re­taries of State.

3 PM Pacific

  • Polls close in some regions of Indi­ana and Ken­tucky (but not all).

4 PM Pacific

  • Polls close in Geor­gia, South Car­oli­na, Ver­mont, and Virginia.
  • Polls in some areas of Flori­da and Hew Hamp­shire also close, as do the last polls still open in Indi­ana and Kentucky.

4:30 PM Pacific

  • More New Hamp­shire polls close.
  • Polls close in North Car­oli­na, Ohio, and West Virginia.

5 PM Pacific

  • Polls close in Alaba­ma, Con­necti­cut, Delaware, the Dis­trict of Colum­bia,  Illi­nois, Maine, Mary­land, Mass­a­chu­setts, Michi­gan, Mis­sis­sip­pi, Mis­souri„ New Jer­sey, Okla­homa, Penn­syl­va­nia, Rhode Island, and Tennessee.
  • The rest of  New Hamp­shire and Flori­da’s polls close.
  • Some polling places close in Kansas, Nebras­ka, South Dako­ta, and Texas.

5:30 PM Pacific

  • Polls close in Arkansas.

6 PM Pacific

  • Polls close in Ari­zona, Col­orado, Louisiana, Min­neso­ta, New Mex­i­co, New York, Wis­con­sin, Wyoming.
  • Last polls close in Kansas, Michi­gan, Nebras­ka, South Dako­ta, and Texas.

7 PM Pacific

  • Polls close in Iowa, Mon­tana, Utah, and Nevada.
  • Some polls close in Ida­ho and North Dakota.
  • In some regions of Ore­gon, the dead­line to return bal­lots passes.

8 PM Pacific

  • Polls close in Cal­i­for­nia and Hawaii.
  • The last polls in North Dako­ta and Ida­ho also close.
  • The dead­line to return bal­lots pass­es in Wash­ing­ton and the rest of Oregon.

9 PM Pacific

  • Some polls close in Alaska.

10 PM Pacific

  • The rest of Alaska’s polls close.

Net­works are like­ly to begin call­ing some races start­ing around 4 PM Pacific.

About the author

Andrew Villeneuve is the founder and executive director of the Northwest Progressive Institute, as well as the founder of NPI's sibling, the Northwest Progressive Foundation. He has worked to advance progressive causes for over two decades as a strategist, speaker, author, and organizer. Andrew is also a cybersecurity expert, a veteran facilitator, a delegate to the Washington State Democratic Central Committee, and a member of the Climate Reality Leadership Corps.

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