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Election night · Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026

When polls close

The order results start coming in, and which races to watch at each hour. All times Eastern.

First polls close in

Hour by hour

States are placed at their first closing time; where part of a state closes later, that’s noted. Colored chips are races on the ballot there; House races shown are the competitive ones. Watch marks races the model sees as within reach for both sides.

  1. 6 PM
    Indiana* · rest of state 7pm
    Kentucky · rest of state 7 pm
    Senate · Solid RHouse 6 · Lean DWatch
  2. 7 PM
    Florida · rest of state 8 pm
    Senate · Likely RGov. · Likely RWatchHouse 7 · Toss-upWatchHouse 9 · Lean RWatchHouse 22 · Likely DWatchHouse 27 · Likely RWatch
    Georgia
    Senate · Solid DGov. · Toss-upWatch
    South Carolina
    Senate · Lean RWatchGov. · Likely RHouse 1 · Lean RWatch
    Vermont*
    Gov. · Lean DWatch
    Virginia
    Senate · Solid DHouse 1 · Lean DWatch
  3. 7:30 PM
    North Carolina
    Senate · Solid DHouse 11 · Lean DWatch
    Ohio
    Senate · Likely DGov. · Likely DHouse 10 · Lean RWatchHouse 15 · Lean RWatchHouse 9 · Lean DWatch
    West Virginia
    Senate · Solid R
  4. 8 PM
    Alabama
    Senate · Solid RGov. · Solid RHouse 2 · Toss-upWatch
    Connecticut*
    Gov. · Solid D
    Delaware
    Senate · Solid D
    Illinois
    Senate · Solid DGov. · Solid D
    Kansas · rest of state 9 pm
    Senate · Toss-upWatchGov. · Likely R
    Maine
    Senate · Likely DGov. · Likely DHouse 2 · Toss-upWatch
    Maryland*
    Gov. · Solid D
    Massachusetts
    Senate · Solid DGov. · Solid D
    Michigan · rest of state 9 pm
    Senate · Likely DGov. · Solid DHouse 4 · Toss-upWatchHouse 10 · Likely DWatch
    Mississippi
    Senate · Likely R
    Missouri*
    House 2 · Lean RWatch
    New Hampshire
    Senate · Solid DGov. · Solid R
    New Jersey
    Senate · Solid D
    North Dakota* · rest of state 9pm · Counties choose their own closing time (7–9pm local); the time shown is the usual 7pm local close, so a county can close later.
    Oklahoma
    Senate · Solid RGov. · Likely R
    Pennsylvania*
    Gov. · Solid DHouse 1 · Toss-upWatchHouse 8 · Lean DWatch
    Rhode Island
    Senate · Solid DGov. · Solid D
    South Dakota · rest of state 9 pm
    Senate · Solid RGov. · Likely R
    Tennessee
    Senate · Solid RGov. · Solid R
    Texas · rest of state 9 pm
    Senate · Lean DWatchGov. · Lean RWatchHouse 35 · Lean DWatch
  5. 8:30 PM
    Arkansas
    Senate · Solid RGov. · Likely RHouse 2 · Lean RWatch
  6. 9 PM
    Arizona*
    Gov. · Solid DHouse 2 · Likely RWatch
    Colorado
    Senate · Solid DGov. · Likely DHouse 5 · Lean RWatch
    Iowa
    Senate · Toss-upWatchGov. · Solid DHouse 2 · Likely DWatchHouse 3 · Likely DWatch
    Louisiana
    Senate · Likely R
    Minnesota
    Senate · Likely DGov. · Solid DHouse 1 · Lean RWatch
    Nebraska
    Senate · Lean RWatchGov. · Lean RWatchHouse 1 · Lean RWatch
    New Mexico
    Senate · Solid DGov. · Solid D
    New York*
    Gov. · Solid DHouse 1 · Toss-upWatch
    Wisconsin*
    Gov. · Likely DHouse 1 · Toss-upWatch
    Wyoming
    Senate · Solid RGov. · Solid R
  7. 10 PM
    Idaho · rest of state 11 pm
    Senate · Solid RGov. · Likely R
    Montana
    Senate · Solid RHouse 1 · Toss-upWatch
    Nevada*
    Gov. · Lean DWatch
    Oregon · rest of state 11 pm
    Senate · Solid DGov. · Likely DWatch
    Utah*
  8. 11 PM
    California*
    Gov. · Solid D
    Washington*
  9. 12 AM
    Alaska · rest of state 1 am
    Senate · Lean DWatchGov. · Solid D
    Hawaii*
    Gov. · Solid D

Upcoming elections

  • Nov 32026
    2026 midterm elections
    All 435 House seats, 35 Senate seats (including specials in Florida and Ohio) and 36 governors. Source: Wikipedia, 2026 United States elections.
  • Dec 12026
    Georgia runoff, if needed
    Georgia requires a majority; if no one tops 50%, the top two meet four weeks later. Source: Georgia law (runoff 28 days after the general election).
  • Dec 122026
    Louisiana House runoffs, if needed
    Top two from the Nov. 3 all-party House primary, where no one won a majority. Source: The Green Papers, Louisiana 2026.
  • Nov 22027
    2027 governor races
    Kentucky, Louisiana and Mississippi elect governors; New Jersey and Virginia elect legislatures. Source: Wikipedia, 2027 United States elections.
  • Nov 72028
    2028 presidential election
    President, a third of the Senate and all 435 House seats. Source: Federal law: the Tuesday after the first Monday in November.

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Closing times: Wikipedia, 2026 United States Senate elections (poll-closing table). * States without a Senate race: 270toWin poll closing times (2024 general election list), each confirmed against the state's own election office on Sept. 30, 2026; each was checked against the state’s own election office on Sept. 30. Live results on this page are coming before election night.