America Decides 2024: Hour-by-hour guide to election night poll closings

U.S.A — The 2024 presidential election will decide control of the White House, Senate, House of Representatives, gubernatorial offices and ballot measures on key issues in many states. This is a guide to poll closing times and includes notable down ballot races – both competitive and not. 

Election night began as the first polls close in parts of Kentucky and Indiana.

6 p.m. ET

• Indiana (Polls close in the 3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th and 9th districts): Senate, governor
• Kentucky (Polls close in the 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th districts)

7 p.m. ET

• Georgia
• Indiana (Polls close in the 1st, 2nd, 4th and 8th districts): Senate, governor
• Kentucky (Polls close in the 1st and 2nd districts): Ballot measure
• South Carolina: Ballot measure
• Vermont: Senate, governor
• Virginia: Senate, House
• Florida (Polls close in the 3rd through 28th districts): Senate, ballot measure

7:30 p.m. ET

• North Carolina: House, governor, ballot measure
• Ohio: Senate, House, ballot measure
• West Virginia: Senate, governor

8 p.m. ET

• Alabama: House
• Connecticut: Senate, ballot measure
• Delaware: Senate, House, governor
• District of Columbia: Ballot measure
• Florida (Polls close in 1st and 2nd districts): Senate, ballot measures
• Illinois
• Kansas (Polls close in 2nd, 3rd and 4th districts)
• Maine: Senate, House
• Maryland: Senate, ballot measure
• Massachusetts: Senate, ballot measure
• Michigan (Polls close in 2nd through 13th districts): Senate, House
• Mississippi: Senate
• Missouri: Senate, governor, ballot measures
• New Hampshire: Governor
• New Jersey: Senate, House
• Oklahoma: Ballot measure
• Pennsylvania: Senate, House
• Rhode Island: Senate
• Tennessee: Senate
• Texas (Polls close 1st through 15th, 17th through 22nd, and 24th through 38th districts): Senate

8:30 p.m. ET

• Arkansas

9 p.m. ET

• Arizona: Senate, House, ballot measures
• Colorado: House, ballot measures
• Iowa: House, ballot measure
• Kansas
• Louisiana: House
• Michigan (Polls close in 1st District): Senate, House
• Minnesota: Senate
• Nebraska: Senate, House, ballot measures
• New Mexico: Senate, House
• New York: Senate, House, ballot measure
• North Dakota: Senate, House, governor, ballot measure
• South Dakota: Ballot measures
• Texas (Polls close in 16th and 23rd districts): Senate
• Wisconsin: Senate, ballot measure
• Wyoming: Senate

10 p.m. ET

• Idaho (Polls in the 2nd House district close): Ballot measure
• Montana: Senate, governor, ballot measure
• Nevada: Senate, ballot measures
• Utah: Senate, governor, attorney general

Nevada: Senate, ballot measures
Utah: Senate, governor, attorney general

11:00 p.m. ET

• California: Senate, House, ballot measures
• Idaho (Polls close in 1st District): House, ballot measures
• Oregon: House, ballot measure
• Washington: Senate, House, governo

12 a.m. ET

• Hawaii: Senate

1 a.m. ET

• Alaska: House, ballot measures