When polls close
Tuesday, Nov 3, 2026, in Eastern time. Each state links to its official results page. We don’t publish live counts or projections.
Election night by the hour
Each hour lists the states whose polls close then. A name links to that state’s official results page.
6:00 p.m. ET
State details2
7:00 p.m. ET
7 states finish voting, with 5 Senate · 4 governor · 50 House races
State details8
- FloridaOn the ballot: 1 Senate · 1 governor · 28 HouseEastern-zone counties (most of the state): 7:00 p.m. ESTFlorida Department of State, Election Results
- GeorgiaOn the ballot: 1 Senate · 1 governor · 14 HouseGeorgia Secretary of State, Election Results
- IndianaOn the ballot: 9 HouseNorthwest and southwest counties in the Central zone: 6:00 p.m. CSTIndiana Election Division, Election Results
- KentuckyOn the ballot: 1 Senate · 6 HouseWestern Kentucky counties in the Central zone: 6:00 p.m. CSTKentucky State Board of Elections, Election Results
- New HampshireOn the ballot: 1 Senate · 1 governor · 2 HouseStatewide (earliest legal closing time): 7:00 p.m. ESTSome places close as late as 8:00 p.m. local time.New Hampshire Secretary of State, 2026 General Election Results
- South CarolinaOn the ballot: 1 Senate · 1 governor · 7 HouseSouth Carolina Election Commission, Election Results
- VermontOn the ballot: 1 governor · 1 HouseVermont Secretary of State, Elections Database
- VirginiaOn the ballot: 1 Senate · 11 HouseVirginia Department of Elections, Results
7:30 p.m. ET
3 states finish voting, with 3 Senate · 1 governor · 31 House races
State details3
- North CarolinaOn the ballot: 1 Senate · 14 HouseNorth Carolina State Board of Elections, Election Results Dashboard
- OhioOn the ballot: 1 Senate · 1 governor · 15 HouseOhio Secretary of State, Ohio Decides Election Night Reporting
- West VirginiaOn the ballot: 1 Senate · 2 HouseWest Virginia Secretary of State, Election Results
8:00 p.m. ET
16 states finish voting, with 11 Senate · 11 governor · 134 House races
- Alabama
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Illinois
- Kansas (part)
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan (part)
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- New Jersey
- North Dakota (part)
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Dakota (part)
- Tennessee
- Texas (part)
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- AlabamaOn the ballot: 1 Senate · 1 governor · 7 House7:00 p.m. CSTAlabama Secretary of State, Alabama Votes
- ConnecticutOn the ballot: 1 governor · 5 HouseConnecticut Secretary of the State, Public Reporting
- DelawareOn the ballot: 1 Senate · 1 HouseDelaware Department of Elections, Election Results
- District of ColumbiaCitywide: 8:00 p.m. ESTDC Board of Elections, Election Results
- FloridaOn the ballot: 1 Senate · 1 governor · 28 HousePanhandle counties in the Central zone (west of the Apalachicola River line): 7:00 p.m. CSTFlorida Department of State, Election Results
- IllinoisOn the ballot: 1 Senate · 1 governor · 17 House7:00 p.m. CSTIllinois State Board of Elections, Election Results
- KansasOn the ballot: 1 Senate · 1 governor · 4 HouseMost of the state: 7:00 p.m. CSTSome places close as late as 8:00 p.m. local time.Kansas Secretary of State, Election Results
- MaineOn the ballot: 1 Senate · 1 governor · 2 HouseMaine Secretary of State, Election Results/Data
- MarylandOn the ballot: 1 governor · 8 HouseMaryland State Board of Elections, Election Results
- MassachusettsOn the ballot: 1 Senate · 1 governor · 9 HouseMassachusetts Elections Division, Election Statistics
- MichiganOn the ballot: 1 Senate · 1 governor · 13 HouseLower Peninsula and most of the Upper Peninsula: 8:00 p.m. ESTMichigan Department of State, Election Results
- MississippiOn the ballot: 1 Senate · 4 House7:00 p.m. CSTMississippi Secretary of State, Election Results
- MissouriOn the ballot: 8 House7:00 p.m. CSTMissouri Secretary of State, Election Results
- New JerseyOn the ballot: 1 Senate · 12 HouseNew Jersey Division of Elections, Election Results
- North DakotaOn the ballot: 1 HouseMost of the state (earliest county closing time): 7:00 p.m. CSTSome places close as late as 9:00 p.m. local time.North Dakota Secretary of State, Election Results
- OklahomaOn the ballot: 1 Senate · 1 governor · 5 House7:00 p.m. CSTOklahoma State Election Board, 2026 Election Results
- PennsylvaniaOn the ballot: 1 governor · 17 HousePennsylvania Department of State, Election Returns
- Rhode IslandOn the ballot: 1 Senate · 1 governor · 2 HouseRhode Island Election Results (electionresults.ri.gov)
- South DakotaOn the ballot: 1 Senate · 1 governor · 1 HouseEastern South Dakota and most of the state: 7:00 p.m. CSTSouth Dakota Secretary of State, Election Results
- TennesseeOn the ballot: 1 Senate · 1 governor · 9 HouseEast Tennessee counties in the Eastern zone: 8:00 p.m. ESTMiddle and West Tennessee counties in the Central zone: 7:00 p.m. CSTTennessee Secretary of State, Election Night Reporting
- TexasOn the ballot: 1 Senate · 1 governor · 38 HouseMost of the state: 7:00 p.m. CSTTexas Secretary of State, Election Results
8:30 p.m. ET
1 state finishes voting, with 1 Senate · 1 governor · 4 House races
9:00 p.m. ET
15 states finish voting, with 11 Senate · 13 governor · 133 House races
- Arizona
- Colorado
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Nebraska
- Nevada (part) (link not confirmed)
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Dakota
- South Dakota
- Texas
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
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- ArizonaOn the ballot: 1 governor · 9 HouseStatewide (Mountain Standard, no daylight time): 7:00 p.m. MSTArizona Secretary of State, Election Night Reporting
- ColoradoOn the ballot: 1 Senate · 1 governor · 8 House7:00 p.m. MSTColorado Secretary of State, Election Night Reporting
- IowaOn the ballot: 1 Senate · 1 governor · 4 House8:00 p.m. CSTIowa Secretary of State, Election Results
- KansasOn the ballot: 1 Senate · 1 governor · 4 HouseSherman, Wallace, Greeley and Hamilton counties (Mountain zone): 7:00 p.m. MSTSome places close as late as 8:00 p.m. local time.Kansas Secretary of State, Election Results
- LouisianaOn the ballot: 1 Senate · 6 House8:00 p.m. CSTLouisiana Secretary of State, Live Election Results
- MichiganOn the ballot: 1 Senate · 1 governor · 13 HouseGogebic, Iron, Dickinson and Menominee counties (Central zone): 8:00 p.m. CSTMichigan Department of State, Election Results
- MinnesotaOn the ballot: 1 Senate · 1 governor · 8 House8:00 p.m. CSTMinnesota Secretary of State, Election Results
- NebraskaOn the ballot: 1 Senate · 1 governor · 3 HouseCentral Time zone (eastern two-thirds): 8:00 p.m. CSTMountain Time zone (western Nebraska); same instant as 8 p.m. Central: 7:00 p.m. MSTNebraska Secretary of State, Election Results
- NevadaOn the ballot: 1 governor · 4 HouseCity of West Wendover, Elko County (Mountain zone): 7:00 p.m. MSTWe could not confirm this results link works yet.Nevada Secretary of State, Silver State Election Night Results
- New MexicoOn the ballot: 1 Senate · 1 governor · 3 House7:00 p.m. MSTNew Mexico Secretary of State, Election Results
- New YorkOn the ballot: 1 governor · 26 HouseNew York State Board of Elections, Unofficial Election Night Results
- North DakotaOn the ballot: 1 HouseSouthwestern North Dakota in the Mountain zone; earliest county closing time: 7:00 p.m. MSTSome places close as late as 9:00 p.m. local time.North Dakota Secretary of State, Election Results
- South DakotaOn the ballot: 1 Senate · 1 governor · 1 HouseWest of the Missouri River region in the Mountain zone: 7:00 p.m. MSTSouth Dakota Secretary of State, Election Results
- TexasOn the ballot: 1 Senate · 1 governor · 38 HouseEl Paso and Hudspeth counties (Mountain zone): 7:00 p.m. MSTTexas Secretary of State, Election Results
- WisconsinOn the ballot: 1 governor · 8 House8:00 p.m. CSTWisconsin Elections Commission, County Election Websites (no statewide results feed)
- WyomingOn the ballot: 1 Senate · 1 governor · 1 House7:00 p.m. MSTWyoming Secretary of State, Elections
10:00 p.m. ET
3 states finish voting, with 1 Senate · 1 governor · 10 House races
State details5
- IdahoOn the ballot: 1 Senate · 1 governor · 2 HouseStatewide except the northern panhandle: 8:00 p.m. MSTIdaho Secretary of State, Election Results
- MontanaOn the ballot: 1 Senate · 2 House8:00 p.m. MSTMontana Secretary of State, Election Results
- NevadaOn the ballot: 1 governor · 4 HouseStatewide except the City of West Wendover: 7:00 p.m. PSTWe could not confirm this results link works yet.Nevada Secretary of State, Silver State Election Night Results
- OregonOn the ballot: 1 Senate · 1 governor · 6 HouseMost of Malheur County (Mountain zone): 8:00 p.m. MSTWe could not confirm this results link works yet.Oregon Secretary of State, Election Results
- UtahOn the ballot: 4 HouseStatewide (deadline for mail ballots to be received and for drop-box deposit): 8:00 p.m. MSTUtah Lieutenant Governor's Office, Election Results
11:00 p.m. ET
4 states finish voting, with 2 Senate · 3 governor · 70 House races
- California (link not confirmed)
- Idaho
- Oregon (link not confirmed)
- Washington
State details4
- CaliforniaOn the ballot: 1 governor · 52 House8:00 p.m. PSTWe could not confirm this results link works yet.California Secretary of State, Election Results
- IdahoOn the ballot: 1 Senate · 1 governor · 2 HouseNorthern Idaho north of the Salmon River (Pacific zone): 8:00 p.m. PSTIdaho Secretary of State, Election Results
- OregonOn the ballot: 1 Senate · 1 governor · 6 HouseStatewide except most of Malheur County: 8:00 p.m. PSTWe could not confirm this results link works yet.Oregon Secretary of State, Election Results
- WashingtonOn the ballot: 10 House8:00 p.m. PSTWashington Secretary of State, Election Results
12:00 a.m. ET, Wed Nov 4
- Alaska (part)
1:00 a.m. ET, Wed Nov 4
1 state finishes voting, with 1 Senate · 1 governor · 1 House races
No closing time is on file for Hawaii, so its races are not counted in an hour above.
Voters in line at closing can still vote, so counts lag the clock. States split across time zones appear at each closing time. Official results by state has the same links in alphabetical order.
Where each closing time comes from51 states
- Alaska elections.alaska.gov · ecfr.gov
- Alabama sos.alabama.gov · sos.alabama.gov
- Arkansas sos.arkansas.gov · sos.arkansas.gov
- Arizona azleg.gov
- California vig.cdn.sos.ca.gov
- Colorado coloradosos.gov · coloradosos.gov
- Connecticut portal.ct.gov · portal.ct.gov
- District of Columbia dcboe.org
- Delaware elections.delaware.gov
- Florida dos.fl.gov · dos.fl.gov · ecfr.gov
- Georgia georgia.gov · georgia.gov
- Hawaii elections.hawaii.gov
- Iowa legis.iowa.gov
- Idaho voteidaho.gov · ecfr.gov
- Illinois votersguide.elections.il.gov · elections.il.gov
- Indiana in.gov · in.gov · ecfr.gov
- Kansas sos.ks.gov · ecfr.gov
- Kentucky elect.ky.gov · ecfr.gov
- Louisiana sos.la.gov · sos.la.gov
- Massachusetts malegislature.gov
- Maryland elections.maryland.gov · elections.maryland.gov
- Maine legislature.maine.gov
- Michigan michigan.gov · ecfr.gov
- Minnesota sos.mn.gov · sos.mn.gov
- Missouri sos.mo.gov · sos.mo.gov
- Mississippi sos.ms.gov
- Montana archive.legmt.gov
- North Carolina ncsbe.gov
- North Dakota sos.nd.gov · ecfr.gov
- Nebraska sos.nebraska.gov · sos.nebraska.gov · ecfr.gov
- New Hampshire gencourt.state.nh.us
- New Jersey nj.gov
- New Mexico sos.nm.gov
- Nevada leg.state.nv.us · ecfr.gov
- New York nysenate.gov · elections.ny.gov
- Ohio codes.ohio.gov
- Oklahoma oklahoma.gov
- Oregon sos.oregon.gov · ecfr.gov
- Pennsylvania pa.gov
- Rhode Island vote.sos.ri.gov
- South Carolina scvotes.gov
- South Dakota sdsos.gov · ecfr.gov
- Tennessee tnmap.tn.gov · ecfr.gov
- Texas sos.texas.gov · sos.texas.gov · ecfr.gov
- Utah vote.utah.gov
- Virginia elections.virginia.gov
- Vermont sos.vermont.gov
- Washington sos.wa.gov
- Wisconsin docs.legis.wisconsin.gov
- West Virginia sos.wv.gov
- Wyoming sos.wyo.gov