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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 polls close on Election Day, but tens of millions more plan to vote in person.

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

The first polls to close are on the East Coast, in eastern counties of Indiana and Kentucky, at 6 p.m. ET. Other states, including Georgia and Florida, follow closely, closing at 7 p.m. ET.

Here’s the date polls close in each state, with Eastern Time listed.

Alabama

Polls close at 8 p.m. ET.

Alaska

Polls close at midnight and 1 a.m. ET for Alaska.

The honor of having the last voter in the country went to Alaska when they removed mail-in-only voting for the 2012 election and added in-person voting.

“People have a little fun on that day because, really, everyone knows the election is decided way before it closes,” City Manager Layton Lockett said. “But you know, it’s always fun.”

Arizona

Polls close at 9 p.m. ET.

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

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

Arkansas

Polls close at 8:30 p.m. ET.

California

Polls close at 11 p.m. ET.

Colorado

Polls close at 9 p.m. ET.

Connecticut

Polls close at 8 p.m. ET.

Delaware

Polls close at 8 p.m. ET.

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

Washington DC

Polls close at 8 p.m. ET.

Florida

Polls close at 7 p.m. ET.

Georgia

Polls close at 7 p.m. ET.

In 2020, the Associated Press first announced Georgia’s results at 7:20 p.m. ET on November 3 and declared Biden the winner of the state at 7:58 p.m. ET on November 19, more than two weeks after the election day.

Hawaii

Polls close at midnight ET.

Idaho

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

Illinois

Polls close at 8 p.m. ET.

Indiana

Polls close at 6 p.m. ET in the state’s 80 counties located in the Eastern Time Zone. The state’s remaining 12 counties are in the central time zone and will close voting at 7 p.m. ET.

Iowa

Polls close at 9 p.m. ET.

Kansas

In Kansas, polls will close between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. depending on the county’s time zone.

Kentucky

Polls will close between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. depending on the county time zone.

Louisiana

Polls close at 9 p.m. ET.

Maine

Polls close at 8 p.m. ET.

Maryland

Polls close at 8 p.m. ET.

Massachusetts

Polls close at 8 p.m. ET.

Michigan

Polls close in Michigan at 8 p.m. ET for all but four Michigan counties. All four counties in the Central Time Zone will close at 9 p.m. ET.

In 2020, the AP first announced Michigan’s results at 8:08 p.m. ET on November 3 and declared Biden the winner at 5:58 p.m. ET on November 4.

Minnesota

Polls close at 9 p.m. ET.

Mississippi

Polls close at 8 p.m. ET.

Missouri

Polls close at 8 p.m. ET.

Montana

Polls close at 10 p.m. ET.

Nebraska

Polls close at 9 p.m. ET.

Nevada

Polls close at 10 p.m. ET.

The state only releases results when the last person in line has voted. There is therefore generally a wait between the closing of the poll and the first results.

In 2020, the AP first announced Nevada’s results at 11:41 p.m. ET on November 3 and declared Biden the winner at 12:13 p.m. ET on November 7.

New Hampshire

Polls close between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. ET across the state, varying by municipality.

New Jersey

Polls close at 8 p.m. ET.

New Mexico

Polls close at 9 p.m. ET.

new York

Polls close at 9 p.m. ET.

North Carolina

Polls close at 7:30 p.m. ET.

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

North Dakota

Most polling places in the state will close at 8 p.m. ET, but the state’s eight counties located in the Mountain Time Zone will close at 9 p.m. ET.

Ohio

Polls close at 7:30 p.m. ET.

Oklahoma

Polls close at 8 p.m. ET.

Oregon:

Polls close between 10 p.m. ET and 11 p.m. ET depending on the county time zone.

Pennsylvania

Polls close at 8 p.m. ET.

In 2020, the AP first announced 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 8 p.m. ET.

South Carolina

Polls close at 7 p.m. ET.

South Dakota

Polls in the eastern half of the state close at 8 p.m. ET and in the western half of the state at 9 p.m. ET, since the state is almost split in half between the Central Time Zone and the United States Time Zone. Rockies.

Tennessee

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

Texas

Polls close between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. ET in Texas, depending on the time zone.

Utah

Polls close at 10 p.m. ET.

Vermont

Polls close at 7 p.m. ET.

Virginia

Polls close at 7 p.m. ET.

Washington

Polls close at 11 p.m. ET.

West Virginia

Polls close at 7:30 p.m. ET.

Wisconsin

Polls close at 9 p.m. 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 Wisconsin’s results at 9:07 p.m. ET on November 3 and declared Biden the winner at 2:16 p.m. ET on November 4.

Wyoming

Polls close at 9 p.m. ET.