Every Election Day Question You Actually Care About, Answered

Except who’s going to win. We don’t know that one either.

Max Ufberg
GEN

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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

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Max Ufberg
GEN
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Writer and editor. Previously at Medium, Pacific Standard, Wired