Here's when polls are closing in your state this midterm election

Voters nationwide face a patchwork of closing times on Election Day in the 2026 midterms, and PBS News has compiled when polls shut in each state. The times matter because they mark the earliest point at which statewide races can be projected. All are given in Eastern Standard Time, and the guide advises confirming hours with a local election office, according to PBS NewsHour.

Early voting has already produced tens of millions of ballots, but a great many more people will show up at polling places in person. States are grouped by closing time, with the first batch including Georgia and Virginia and the final western batch covering California, Idaho, Oregon and Washington. Where a state has several closing times, the listed one is when every poll there has shut.

Some entries carry caveats. Arizona will wait an hour before releasing results, Washington's listing notes mail ballots are due, and Hawaii, which votes entirely by mail, keeps voter service centers open. Live special coverage of the night is being offered by the network.

Summarized by PolitiKool from PBS NewsHour’s reporting. Read the full story at PBS NewsHour →