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Every Election Day Question You Actually Care About, Answered
Except who’s going to win. We don’t know that one either.
Have any 11th-hour questions about the election? Don’t worry, GEN’s got you covered.
What time do the polls close?
It depends where you live. Here’s a breakdown (all times EST):
4 p.m.: Puerto Rico*
6 p.m.: Virgin Islands*
7 p.m.: Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia
7:30 p.m.: North Carolina, Ohio, West Virginia
8 p.m.: Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee
8:30 p.m.: Arkansas
9 p.m.: Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, Wisconsin, Wyoming
10 p.m.: Iowa, Montana, Nevada, Utah
11 p.m.: California, Idaho, Oregon, Washington
12 a.m.: Hawaii, American Samoa*
1 a.m.: Alaska
