SheLovesThee • Election night, hour by hour

When do the polls close?

Explore scheduled closing times in all 50 states + D.C. All times Eastern.

LIVE CLOCK • EASTERN11:16 PM
Alabama: 7 PM to 8 PM Eastern; scheduled closings passedAlaska: 12 AM Nov. 4 to 1 AM Nov. 4 Eastern; before scheduled closingArizona: 9 PM Eastern; scheduled closings passedColorado: 9 PM Eastern; scheduled closings passedFlorida: 7 PM to 8 PM Eastern; scheduled closings passedGeorgia: 7 PM Eastern; scheduled closings passedIndiana: 6 PM to 7 PM Eastern; scheduled closings passedKansas: 8 PM to 9 PM Eastern; scheduled closings passedMaine: 8 PM Eastern; scheduled closings passedMassachusetts: 8 PM Eastern; scheduled closings passedMinnesota: 9 PM Eastern; scheduled closings passedNew Jersey: 8 PM Eastern; scheduled closings passedNorth Carolina: 7:30 PM Eastern; scheduled closings passedNorth Dakota: 8 PM to 11 PM Eastern; scheduled closings passedOklahoma: 8 PM Eastern; scheduled closings passedPennsylvania: 8 PM Eastern; scheduled closings passedSouth Dakota: 8 PM to 9 PM Eastern; scheduled closings passedTexas: 8 PM to 9 PM Eastern; scheduled closings passedWyoming: 9 PM Eastern; scheduled closings passedConnecticut: 8 PM Eastern; scheduled closings passedMissouri: 8 PM Eastern; scheduled closings passedWest Virginia: 7:30 PM Eastern; scheduled closings passedIllinois: 8 PM Eastern; scheduled closings passedNew Mexico: 9 PM Eastern; scheduled closings passedArkansas: 8:30 PM Eastern; scheduled closings passedCalifornia: 11 PM Eastern; scheduled closings passedDelaware: 8 PM Eastern; scheduled closings passedDistrict of Columbia: 8 PM Eastern; scheduled closings passedHawaii: 12 AM Nov. 4 Eastern; before scheduled closingIowa: 9 PM Eastern; scheduled closings passedKentucky: 6 PM to 7 PM Eastern; scheduled closings passedMaryland: 8 PM Eastern; scheduled closings passedMichigan: 8 PM to 9 PM Eastern; scheduled closings passedMississippi: 8 PM Eastern; scheduled closings passedMontana: 10 PM Eastern; scheduled closings passedNew Hampshire: 7 PM to 8 PM Eastern; scheduled closings passedNew York: 9 PM Eastern; scheduled closings passedOhio: 7:30 PM Eastern; scheduled closings passedOregon: 10 PM to 11 PM Eastern; scheduled closings passedTennessee: 8 PM Eastern; scheduled closings passedUtah: 10 PM Eastern; scheduled closings passedVirginia: 7 PM Eastern; scheduled closings passedWashington: 11 PM Eastern; scheduled closings passedWisconsin: 9 PM Eastern; scheduled closings passedNebraska: 9 PM Eastern; scheduled closings passedSouth Carolina: 7 PM Eastern; scheduled closings passedIdaho: 10 PM to 11 PM Eastern; scheduled closings passedNevada: 10 PM Eastern; scheduled closings passedVermont: 7 PM Eastern; scheduled closings passedLouisiana: 9 PM Eastern; scheduled closings passedRhode Island: 8 PM Eastern; scheduled closings passed
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49 fully closed • 0 partly closed / varying hours • 2 before first close
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Colors show closing-time groups, not political parties. Stripes mean split or locally varying times; the stripes do not draw county boundaries. “Polls still open” includes states with some areas already closed. Status follows the published schedule, not a live report from polling places; court-ordered extensions may change local hours. Voters in line at closing should follow local officials’ instructions. Check your own polling place before traveling.

Sources: 270toWin, Ballotpedia, and state/local election offices linked in the state details. Geography: U.S. Census / US Atlas. Schedule reviewed Nov. 3, 2026.