What Time Do The Polls Close? Voting Deadlines For All 50 States
Today is Election Day, the culmination of a presidential campaign season like none before it. While many Americans have already cast their vote for either the incumbent ticket of President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence or the challenging ticket of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, millions will arrive at the polls on the traditional day of voting. Below is a list of the closing times for polling stations in all 50 states and Washington, D.C.; a handy guide for those who choose to vote today or are settling down for the evening and watching the results roll in.
Alabama (9 electoral votes): Polls close 8 p.m. Eastern Time / 7 p.m. local time
Alaska (3 electoral votes): Polls close 1 a.m. Eastern Time / 8 p.m. local time
Arizona (11 electoral votes): Polls close 9 p.m. Eastern Time / 7 p.m. local time
Arkansas (6 electoral votes): Polls close 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time / 7:30 p.m. local time
California (55 electoral votes): Polls close 11 p.m. Eastern Time / 8 p.m. local time
Colorado (9 electoral votes): Polls close 9 p.m. Eastern Time / 7 p.m. local time
Connecticut (7 electoral votes): Polls close 8 p.m. Eastern Time
Delaware (3 electoral votes): Polls close 8 p.m. Eastern Time
Florida (29 electoral votes): Polls close 7 p.m. Eastern Time; Some counties will remain open until 8 p.m. Eastern Time / 7 p.m. local time
Georgia (16 electoral votes): Polls close 7 p.m. Eastern Time
Hawaii (4 electoral votes): Polls close 12 a.m. Eastern Time / 7 p.m. local time
Idaho (4 electoral votes): Polls close 11 p.m. Eastern Time / 8 p.m. local time
Illinois (20 electoral votes): Polls close 8 p.m. Eastern Time / 7 p.m. local time
Indiana (11 electoral votes): Polls close 6 p.m. Eastern Time
Iowa (6 electoral votes): Polls close 10 p.m. Eastern Time / 9 p.m. local time
Kansas (6 electoral votes): Polls close 8 p.m. Eastern Time / 7 p.m. local time; Some counties will remain open until 9 p.m. Eastern Time / 8 p.m. local time
Kentucky (8 electoral votes): Polls close 6 p.m. Eastern Time
Louisiana (8 electoral votes): Polls close 9 p.m. Eastern Time / 8 p.m. local time
Maine (4 electoral votes): Polls close 8 p.m. Eastern Time
Maryland (10 electoral votes): Polls close 8 p.m. Eastern Time
Massachusetts (11 electoral votes): Polls close 8 p.m. Eastern Time
Michigan (16 electoral votes): Polls close 8 p.m. Eastern Time
Minnesota (10 electoral votes): Polls close 9 p.m. Eastern Time / 8 p.m. local time
Mississippi (6 electoral votes): Polls close 8 p.m. Eastern Time / 7 p.m. local time
Missouri (10 electoral votes): Polls close 8 p.m. Eastern Time / 7 p.m. local time
Montana (3 electoral votes): Polls close 10 p.m. Eastern Time / 8 p.m. local time
Nebraska (5 electoral votes): Polls close 9 p.m. Eastern Time / 8 p.m. or 7 p.m. local time depending on the time zone
Nevada (6 electoral votes): Polls close 10 p.m. Eastern Time / 7 p.m. local time
New Hampshire (4 electoral votes): Polls close 7 p.m. or 8 p.m. Eastern Time, depending on polling location
New Jersey (14 electoral votes): Polls close 8 p.m. Eastern Time
New Mexico (5 electoral votes): Polls close 9 p.m. Eastern Time / 7 p.m. local time
New York (29 electoral votes): Polls close 9 p.m. Eastern Time
North Carolina (15 electoral votes): Polls close 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time
North Dakota (3 electoral votes): Polls close between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. Eastern Time / 7 p.m. and 9 p.m local time depending on the time zone and polling location
Ohio (18 electoral votes): Polls close 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Oklahoma (7 electoral votes): Polls close 8 p.m. Eastern Time / 7 p.m. local time
Oregon (7 electoral votes): Polls close 11 p.m. Eastern Time / 8 p.m. local time
Pennsylvania (20 electoral votes): Polls close 8 p.m. Eastern Time
Rhode Island (4 electoral votes): Polls close 8 p.m. Eastern Time
South Carolina (9 electoral votes): Polls close 7 p.m. Eastern Time
South Dakota (3 electoral votes): Polls close 8 p.m. or 9 p.m. Eastern Time / 7 p.m. local time depending on the time zone
Tennessee (11 electoral votes): Polls close 8 p.m. Eastern Time / 7 p.m. local time
Texas (38 electoral votes): Polls close 8 p.m. or 9 p.m. Eastern Time / 7 p.m. local time depending on the time zone
Utah (6 electoral votes): Polls close 10 p.m. Eastern Time / 8 p.m. local time
Vermont (3 electoral votes): Polls close 7 p.m. Eastern Time
Virginia (13 electoral votes): Polls close 7 p.m. Eastern Time
Washington (12 electoral votes): Polls close 11 p.m. Eastern Time / 8 p.m. local time
Washington D.C. (3 electoral votes): Polls close 8 p.m. Eastern Time
West Virginia (5 electoral votes): Polls close 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Wisconsin (10 electoral votes): Polls close 9 p.m. Eastern Time / 8 p.m. local time
Wyoming (3 electoral votes): Polls close 9 p.m. Eastern Time / 7 p.m. local time
