When Do Polls Close on Election Night? An Hour-by-Hour Guide

Results will start rolling in at 6 p.m. EST on Election Day.

Starting with Kentucky, which closes at 6 p.m. EST, and ending with Alaska and Hawaii, which close at midnight, results will come in every hour.



The largest set of states close their polls at 8 p.m. Every time listed in this article is Eastern Standard Time.

At the top of this hour, Michigan and Pennsylvania—the site of much of the last-minute campaigning by the Democrat and Republican Party’s nominees—will close their polls..