2020 election: What time do polls close? State-by-state guide to results
Closing times vary from state to state
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Your support makes all the difference.Election Day is just a week away, and at least 36 million Americans have already cast their ballot.
Though some states technically allow voters to cast their ballots after 3 November - Pennsylvania's Supreme Court will allow it to count ballots received up to three days after - in most places, a citizen's last chance to vote is on Election Day.
Despite huge early voting numbers, it is still likely that many people will wait to vote in-person on Election Day. Many Republicans - after hearing baseless warnings from Donald Trump that voting by mail will lead to fraud - have told pollsters that they plan to vote in person on 3 November.
To ensure their voices are counted, voters should be aware of when the polls close. Closing times vary from state to state, and voters should prepare for lines at their polling places.
Keep in mind, just because a state's polls close before another's, does not mean that state will necessarily be reporting results first. We have listed the time polls close in every US state below.
Alabama: 7pm
Alaska: 8pm
Arizona: 7pm
Arkansas: 7:30pm
California: 8pm
Colorado: 7pm
Connecticut: 8pm
Delaware: 8pm
District of Columbia: 8pm
Florida: 7pm
Georgia: 7pm
Hawaii: 7pm
Idaho: 8pm
Illinois: 7pm
Indiana: 6pm
Iowa: 9pm
Kansas: 7pm
Kentucky: 6pm
Louisiana: 8pm
Maine: 8pm
Maryland: 8pm
Massachusetts: 8pm
Michigan: 8pm
Minnesota: 8pm
Mississippi: 7pm
Missouri: 7pm
Montana: 8pm
Nebraska: 8pm Central, 7pm Mountain
Nevada: 7pm
New Hampshire: varies by municipality
New Jersey: 8pm
New Mexico: 7pm
New York: 9pm
North Carolina: 7:30pm
North Dakota: Between 7pm and 9pm
Ohio: 7:30pm
Oklahoma: 7pm
Oregon: Vote By Mail only
Pennsylvania: 8pm
Rhode Island: 8pm
South Carolina: 7pm
South Dakota: 7pm
Tennessee: Varies by county
Texas: 7pm
Utah: 8pm
Vermont: 7pm
Virginia: 7pm
Washington: 8pm (most voting done by mail)
West Virginia: 7:30pm
Wisconsin: 8pm
Wyoming: 7pm
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