What time do voting polls close today? When will polls close in Georgia, Florida, Texas, California, Ohio and when can Indians expect results?

US midterm elections 2026: Polling stations across Georgia, Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Texas, California and other states will close at different times on Tuesday, November 3, as millions of Americans vote to decide control of Congress. The first polling stations will close at 6 pm ET in parts of Indiana and Kentucky, while the final polling stations in Alaska will close at 1 am ET on Wednesday.

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There is no single closing time for voting across the United States. Polling hours vary by state and, in some cases, by county and time zone. Election results are expected to start coming in after polling stations close, although the counting process could continue for several days in closely contested races.


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What time do polls close across the US?

According to CBS News, polling stations will close in different phases, starting with parts of Indiana and Kentucky at 6 pm ET. Here is the state-by-state schedule (all times Eastern):

Poll closing time (ET)	States
6 pm	Parts of Indiana and Kentucky
7 pm	Georgia, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, Indiana, Kentucky and most of Florida
7:30 pm	North Carolina, Ohio, West Virginia
8 pm	Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida (remaining areas), Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island
8:30 pm	Arkansas
9 pm	Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, New York, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin, Wyoming
10 pm	Iowa, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Utah
11 pm	California, Idaho, Oregon, Washington
Midnight	Hawaii
1 am (Wednesday)	Alaska

The timings refer to the closing of the last polling stations in the listed states. Some states have different closing times in different time zones. For example, parts of Florida, Texas, Indiana and Kentucky will close their polling stations earlier than other areas.

What time will US polls close in India?

For Indian viewers, the first polling stations will close at approximately 4:30 am IST on Wednesday, November 4, in parts of Indiana and Kentucky.

The major closing windows will follow:

• 5:30 am IST: Georgia, Virginia and other states in the 7 pm ET group.
• 6 am IST: North Carolina, Ohio and West Virginia.
• 6:30 am IST: Pennsylvania and several other states.
• 7:30 am IST: New York, Michigan and Texas.
• 8:30 am IST: Iowa, Nevada and other states.
• 9:30 am IST: California and Washington.
• 10:30 am IST: Hawaii.
• 11:30 am IST: Final polling stations in Alaska.

When will Indians know the US midterm election results?

Here’s the poll-closing schedule in a clean table format, with the timings in IST:

Poll closing time (IST, Nov 4)	Eastern Time (Nov 3)	States/areas
4:30 AM	6:00 PM	Parts of Indiana and Kentucky
5:30 AM	7:00 PM	Georgia, South Carolina, Virginia, Vermont, most of Florida, rest of Indiana and Kentucky
6:00 AM	7:30 PM	North Carolina, Ohio, West Virginia
6:30 AM	8:00 PM	Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Michigan, Illinois, most of Texas, Florida Panhandle
7:00 AM	8:30 PM	Arkansas
7:30 AM	9:00 PM	Arizona, Colorado, New York, Wisconsin, Minnesota
8:30 AM	10:00 PM	Iowa, Nevada, Montana, Utah
9:30 AM	11:00 PM	California, Washington, most of Oregon
10:30 AM	12:00 AM (Nov 4)	Most of Hawaii and Alaska
11:30 AM	1:00 AM (Nov 4)	Western Aleutian Islands, Alaska

When will US midterm election results start coming in?

Election results will begin coming in after polling stations close and officials start reporting their counts. Some winners could be projected on election night or early Wednesday morning.

However, the closing of polls does not mean that vote counting is complete. Close House and Senate contests, mail-in ballots, recounts and state-specific counting procedures could delay final results.

The overall balance of power in Congress may therefore take several days to become clear.