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ELECTION NIGHT
2026 poll closing times, in Eastern time.
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§ 1 · POLL TIMES
Most of Indiana and Kentucky close first.
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§ 2 · POLL TIMES
Georgia, Virginia, South Carolina, Vermont, then North Carolina, Ohio and West Virginia.
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§ 3 · POLL TIMES
Pennsylvania, most of Michigan, Illinois, New Jersey and many more close.
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§ 4 · POLL TIMES
Arizona, Wisconsin, New York at 9; the West Coast at 11.
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§ 5 · POLL TIMES
Alaska's Aleutian Islands close last. In line at closing? Stay in line to vote.
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Every state, in Eastern time, plus why some results take days.
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