Millions of Americans are anxiously clicking through television channels and refreshing their Twitter feeds on Tuesday evening. Worry not—here’s when you can expect election results to start rolling in from varying states.
Also note that the below times are when polling locations across the country close, not when the votes are expected to be finished counting. Experts say the high influx of mail ballots could delay election results in multiple states, possibly extending ballot counting into Nov. 4. 100 million people voted early according to the U.S. Elections project, with 65 million of those votes cast by mail.
6 p.m. ET
The first polls will close at 6 p.m. ET in Kentucky and Indiana, so the first results will start to roll in soon after. The two states make up 19 electoral points together.
7 p.m. ET
At 7 p.m., results will begin to roll in from Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Virginia, Vermont, and New Hampshire. Florida and Georgia are known for their fast ballot counting, so we can expect to see those results come in relatively quickly.
7:30 p.m. ET
Results from West Virginia will begin to come in halfway through the hour, along with results from two key toss-up states, Ohio and North Carolina.
8 p.m. ET
The final polls in Florida will close at 8 p.m., along with in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Texas. Pennsylvania and Michigan election officials have already warned it may take more time than usual to count votes with the surplus of mail ballots, although Texas is expected to count ballots speedily. A handful of other Midwest and East Coast states will begin to close polling locations at 8 p.m., including Kansas, Alabama, Maryland, and New Jersey, among others.
9 p.m. ET
Midwest and West Coast states will continue to close polling locations at 9 p.m. including Arizona, Colorado, Wisconsin, and New Mexico. Wisconsin is among states expected to continue counting mail ballots into Wednesday morning.
10 p.m. ET
As it grows later in the evening on the East Coast, more results from the West Coast and Midwest states like Nevada, Utah, and Iowa will be counted.
11 p.m. ET
California, Oregon, Washington, and Idaho will close their polling locations at 11 p.m. ET. These are the last of the West Coast states to finish voting.
12 a.m. ET and later
All that remains is Hawaii and Alaska, two states in vastly differing time zones from the rest of the country. Final results from these two states are not expected to come in by the end of the night.
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