The 2026 midterm elections are here. Voters across the country will head to the polls Tuesday to determine control of Congress, decide key gubernatorial and state legislative races, and weigh in on local contests.
Poll closing times vary across the country, and some states have different deadlines depending on the time zone.
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Here is a guide to when polls close on Election Day:
6 p.m. Eastern
- Indiana (most of the state)
- Kentucky (eastern part of the state)
7 p.m. Eastern/6 p.m. Central
- Florida (most of the state)
- Georgia
- Indiana (northwestern part of the state)
- Kentucky (western part of the state)
- New Hampshire
- North Carolina
- South Carolina
- Vermont
- Virginia
7:30 p.m. Eastern
- West Virginia
- Ohio
8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central/6 p.m. Mountain
- Alabama
- Connecticut
- Florida (Panhandle counties)
- Illinois
- Kansas (statewide, including western areas in Mountain time zone)
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- Michigan (most of the state)
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Dakota (Hours are set by county commissions, so closing times can range from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. local time.)
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Dakota (eastern part of the state)
- Tennessee (statewide)
- Texas (most of the state)
7:30 p.m. Central (8:30 p.m. Eastern)
- Arkansas
8 p.m. Central/7 p.m. Mountain (9 p.m. Eastern)
- Arizona (Most of the state does not observe daylight saving time, but Navajo Nation does.)
- Colorado
- Iowa
- Louisiana
- Minnesota
- Michigan: Four counties in the western Upper Peninsula (Dickinson, Gogebic, Iron, Menominee) will close an hour later than the rest of the state.
- Nebraska (statewide)
- New Mexico
- South Dakota (western part of the state)
- Texas (El Paso and Hudspeth counties)
- Wisconsin
8 p.m. Mountain/7 p.m. Pacific (10 p.m. Eastern)
- Montana
- Nevada
- Utah
- Wyoming
- Idaho (southern part of state in Mountain Time)
8 p.m. Pacific (11 p.m. Eastern)
- California
- Idaho (northern part of state in Pacific Time)
- Oregon
- Washington
8 p.m. Alaska Standard / 7 p.m. Hawaii-Aleutian (12 a.m. Eastern)
- Alaska (most of the state)
- Hawaii
8 p.m. Hawaii-Aleutian (1 a.m. Eastern)
- Alaska (Aleutian Islands)