{"id":107585,"date":"2026-11-03T10:28:05","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T10:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/heres-when-polls-open-and-close-for-2026-midterm-elections-today\/"},"modified":"2026-11-03T10:28:05","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T10:28:05","slug":"heres-when-polls-open-and-close-for-2026-midterm-elections-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/heres-when-polls-open-and-close-for-2026-midterm-elections-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s when polls open and close for 2026 midterm elections today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-0\">\n  <!-- lil observer --><br \/>\n      <span class=\"content__observer-marker content__observer-marker--fixed lazyload\"\/><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<p>Millions of Americans will be casting their votes in person in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/midterms\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">2026 midterm election<\/a> on Tuesday, Nov. 3.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Polling times vary by state. The lists below show each state&#8217;s earliest opening and latest closing times. States will begin <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/where-to-watch-election-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">reporting election results<\/a><\/span> after their polls close.<\/p>\n<p>Forty-seven states and the District of Columbia offer early voting options, with the exception of Alabama, Mississippi and New Hampshire. Eight states and Washington, D.C., automatically send a mail-in ballot to every registered voter, although voters generally can still choose to vote in person. Over 57 million voters have already cast their ballots early this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If you are in line to cast your ballot before a site closes, you have the right to remain in line and vote. View a list of voter rights from the ACLU <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aclu.org\/know-your-rights\/voting-rights\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>When do polls open across the U.S. for the 2026 midterm elections?<\/h2>\n<p>Voting will start as early as 5 a.m. ET in Vermont followed by Connecticut, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York and Virginia, which all open at 6 a.m. ET. The last polls open in Alaska and Washington at 11 a.m. ET and finally 12 p.m. ET in Hawaii.<\/p>\n<p>Poll opening times vary by state. Here is a breakdown by hour of when polls are opening across the country:<\/p>\n<p><strong>As early as 5 a.m. ET<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>6 a.m. ET<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Connecticut<\/li>\n<li>Indiana<\/li>\n<li>Kentucky<\/li>\n<li>Maine<\/li>\n<li>New Hampshire<\/li>\n<li>New Jersey<\/li>\n<li>New York<\/li>\n<li>Virginia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>6:30 a.m. ET<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>North Carolina<\/li>\n<li>Ohio<\/li>\n<li>West Virginia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>7 a.m. ET<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Delaware<\/li>\n<li>District of Columbia<\/li>\n<li>Florida<\/li>\n<li>Georgia<\/li>\n<li>Illinois<\/li>\n<li>Maryland<\/li>\n<li>Massachusetts<\/li>\n<li>Michigan<\/li>\n<li>Missouri<\/li>\n<li>Pennsylvania<\/li>\n<li>Rhode Island<\/li>\n<li>South Carolina<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>8 a.m. ET<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alabama<\/li>\n<li>Arizona<\/li>\n<li>Iowa<\/li>\n<li>Kansas<\/li>\n<li>Minnesota<\/li>\n<li>Mississippi<\/li>\n<li>Oklahoma<\/li>\n<li>South Dakota<\/li>\n<li>Tennessee<\/li>\n<li>Texas<\/li>\n<li>Wisconsin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>8:30 a.m. ET<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>9 a.m. ET<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Colorado<\/li>\n<li>Montana<\/li>\n<li>Nebraska<\/li>\n<li>New Mexico<\/li>\n<li>North Dakota<\/li>\n<li>Utah<\/li>\n<li>Wyoming<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>10 a.m. ET<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>California<\/li>\n<li>Idaho<\/li>\n<li>Nevada<\/li>\n<li>Oregon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>11 a.m. ET<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>12 p.m. ET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>What time do the first polls close on Election Day 2026?<\/h2>\n<p>The first polls close at 6 p.m. ET in the eastern parts of Indiana and Kentucky. Then at 7 p.m., polls close in Georgia, South Carolina, Vermont and Virginia, the rest of Indiana, Kentucky and most of Florida. Then North Carolina, Ohio and West Virginia follow at 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Poll closing times vary by state. Here is a breakdown by hour of when polls are closing across the country:<\/p>\n<h2>When do polls close across the U.S. for the 2026 midterm elections?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>7 p.m. ET<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Georgia<\/li>\n<li>Indiana<\/li>\n<li>Kentucky<\/li>\n<li>South Carolina<\/li>\n<li>Vermont<\/li>\n<li>Virginia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>7:30 p.m. ET<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>North Carolina<\/li>\n<li>Ohio<\/li>\n<li>West Virginia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>8 p.m. ET<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alabama<\/li>\n<li>Connecticut<\/li>\n<li>Delaware<\/li>\n<li>District of Columbia<\/li>\n<li>Florida<\/li>\n<li>Illinois<\/li>\n<li>Maine<\/li>\n<li>Maryland<\/li>\n<li>Massachusetts<\/li>\n<li>Mississippi<\/li>\n<li>Missouri<\/li>\n<li>New Hampshire<\/li>\n<li>New Jersey<\/li>\n<li>Oklahoma<\/li>\n<li>Pennsylvania<\/li>\n<li>Rhode Island<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>8:30 p.m. ET<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>9 p.m. ET<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Arizona<\/li>\n<li>Colorado<\/li>\n<li>Kansas<\/li>\n<li>Louisiana<\/li>\n<li>Michigan<\/li>\n<li>Minnesota<\/li>\n<li>New Mexico<\/li>\n<li>New York<\/li>\n<li>South Dakota<\/li>\n<li>Tennessee<\/li>\n<li>Texas (polls in most of the state close an hour earlier)<\/li>\n<li>Wisconsin<\/li>\n<li>Wyoming<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>10 p.m. ET<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Iowa<\/li>\n<li>Montana<\/li>\n<li>Nebraska<\/li>\n<li>Nevada<\/li>\n<li>North Dakota<\/li>\n<li>Utah<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>11 p.m. ET<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>California<\/li>\n<li>Idaho<\/li>\n<li>Oregon<\/li>\n<li>Washington<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>12 a.m. ET<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1 a.m. ET<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alaska (polls in most of the state close an hour earlier)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n<\/section>\n<p>  <!-- data-recirc-source=\"chartbeat\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation  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