After all the talk, all the commercials, debates, tweets and hyperbole, it all comes down to voters. As votes are cast across the country on Election Day, the nervous waiting begins. Here is when the polls close across the country in Central Standard Time: the first set is an hour ahead of when Illinois polls close at 7 p.m. The latest is Alaska at midnight.
All times Central Standard Time
Polls close at 6 p.m.
With number of Electoral College votes
Georgia 16
Indiana* 11
Kentucky* 8
South Carolina 9
Vermont 3
Virginia 13
Polls close at 6:30 p.m.
With number of Electoral College votes
North Carolina 15
Ohio 18
West Virginia 5
Polls close at 7 p.m.
With number of Electoral College votes
Alabama 9
Connecticut 7
Delaware 3
Washington D.C. 3
Florida* 29
Illinois 20
Maine 4
Maryland 10
Massachusetts 11
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Mississippi 6
Missouri 10
New Hampshire 4
New Jersey 14
Oklahoma 7
Pennsylvania 20
Rhode Island 4
Tennessee* 11
Polls close at 7:30 p.m.
With number of Electoral College votes
Arkansas 6
Polls close at 8 p.m.
With number of Electoral College votes
Arizona 11
Colorado 9
Kansas* 6
Louisiana 8
Michigan* 16
Minnesota 10
Nebraska 5
New Mexico 5
New York 29
South Dakota* 3
Texas* 38
Wisconsin 10
Wyoming 3
Polls close at 9 p.m.
With number of Electoral College votes
Iowa 6
Montana 3
Nevada 6
Utah 6
Polls close at 10 p.m.
With number of Electoral College votes
California 55
Hawaii 4
Idaho 4
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North Dakota* 3
Polls close at Midnight
With number of Electoral College votes
Alaska* 3
Mail-in voting
With number of Electoral College votes
Oregon 7
Washington 12
Note: States in multiple time zones. Last closing time shown.
Sources: Office of the Federal Register, The Green Papers, Tribune newspapers reporting
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