Here’s when polls will close in your state for the midterm elections

While tens of millions of Americans have already voted early in the 2026 midterm elections, millions more are expected to vote in person on Election Day.

Here is a guide to last closing hours of polling stations in every state – some states have multiple poll closing times. This is the time when all polling places are closed in the state and the first statewide races can be called. All times are Eastern Standard Time (EST).

Check with your local election authority to confirm voting times near you.

7:00 p.m.:

Georgia
Indiana
Kentucky
South Carolina
Vermont
Virginia

7:30 p.m.:

North Carolina
Ohio
West Virginia

8:00 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

9:00 p.m.:

Arizona (results not published for 1 hour)
Colorado
Iowa
Kansas
Louisiana
Michigan
Minnesota
Nebraska
New Mexico
new York
North Dakota
South Dakota
Texas
Wisconsin
Wyoming

10:00 p.m.:

Montana
Nevada
Utah

11:00 p.m.:

California
Idaho
Oregon
Washington (mail-in votes expected)

00:00:

Hawaii (all vote by mail, but voter service centers are open)

1h00:

Alaska (most polling places close at midnight)

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