An hour-by-hour guide to election night poll closings

It’s almost Election Day, and the balance of power in Washington is at stake as Americans vote to determine control of the Senate and House of Representatives — plus, settle races for governor and decide many other key issues.

This is a comprehensive guide to poll closing times across the United States on election night, with analysis on when to expect results in the key Senate races that will shape the balance of power — relying on data on when CNN previously called statewide elections in recent years.

Click or tap the state name to see when statewide presidential, Senate and governor races were called by CNN in previous races from 2022 to 2025. All times in this piece are in Eastern Time.

Polls in most of Florida close at 7 p.m. ET, and counties will start reporting mail and early votes almost immediately. The state counts quickly — in 2024 about 84% of the vote was reported by 8 p.m., when polls in the western part of the state closed. But because those votes are from early and mail ballots, they’re typically more Democratic than the final results. Virtually all of the state’s votes were reported by midnight.

Most Georgia counties report early and/or mail votes first. Rural counties in Georgia report more quickly, which can make the results appear more Republican-leaning for much of the first few hours of the night. But the state largely finishes reporting quickly. In 2024, they had only 2% left to count at midnight ET, and less than 1% left by 5 a.m.

In 2024 only about 10% of the vote was reported in the first hour after polls closed and less than 80% was in after three hours. Many counties report early or mail ballots first. In 2024, the state stopped reporting at around 3:20 a.m. ET Wednesday, with about 2% of the vote left to count.

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Mail and early votes are expected to be reported first in North Carolina, shortly after polls close. They’ll be followed by Election Day results. In 2024, Vice President Kamala Harris led for about the first hour. That year, about 99% was in by 2:30 a.m. ET, when the state stopped reporting for the night. But there will be fewer votes to count after Election Day this year as the state ended its grace period for mail ballots.

Early results in Ohio typically tilt more Democratic than the final results, as counties generally report absentee and early votes first. In 2024, the state reached 90% reporting by 11 p.m. ET and 98% early Wednesday morning. But Ohio ended its grace period for mail ballots, so there will be fewer votes to count after Election Day.

The state of Maine doesn’t centrally report votes on election night. That means reporters need to gather results from nearly 500 municipalities around the state. In 2024, it took until Wednesday afternoon for 90% of the vote to be reported. Several write-in candidates filed for the state’s Senate race this cycle, so if no candidate wins a majority of ballots cast, the election would be determined by a ranked-choice tabulation. That likely wouldn’t take place until late next week.

In 2024, about half of Mississippi’s votes were reported by 10 p.m. ET. Mississippi requires an excuse to vote early in-person or by mail, so the vast majority of the vote is cast on Election Day. But mail ballots postmarked by Election Day can be received until November 10. In 2024, about 13% of the state’s vote was uncounted by noon on Wednesday.

New Hampshire’s votes are only reported at the local level. The state has very little mail balloting, so the reporting pattern is more a function of which towns are included in the count at different times. In 2024, early results came from more Democratic towns than Republican ones, and the state didn’t reach 90% reporting until early Wednesday.

Most Iowa counties report their absentee votes first, which can result in a Democratic lead early in the night. In 2024, Vice President Kamala Harris led in Iowa for essentially the whole first hour, even as she lost the state by 13 points. That year, 90% of the state’s votes were reported before midnight ET, with 99% reported by late morning Wednesday.

In 2024, about 30% of Kansas’ votes were reported before 9 p.m. ET, when polls close in the western part of the state. Since most counties report absentee votes first, early results can appear to be more Democratic leaning than the end of night results. While President Donald Trump won the state by 16 points in 2024, his lead was less than six points at 10 p.m. While Kansas reported 96% of its votes by 1 a.m., the state accepts properly postmarked mail ballots until Friday.

While most polls in Michigan close at 8 p.m. ET, the state reported less than 10% of its votes in 2024 before polls closed statewide at 9 p.m. Reporting in Michigan varies significantly by county and locality, but in 2024, votes were more Democratic early in the evening. But by midnight, the results were leaning Republican, until the Democratic stronghold of Wayne County, home to Detroit, released hundreds of thousands of votes starting at around 4 a.m.

Hennepin County is the state’s largest county by population, home to Minneapolis and heavily Democratic. The county typically reports the vast majority of its votes all at once. In 2022, that report came at 10:10 p.m. ET, but in 2024 it didn’t come until 11:30 p.m. That’s largely why early results Minnesota can be significantly more Republican than the final margin. The state groups pre-election ballots with results from polling places, and is nearly entirely reported by sunrise on Wednesday.

Reporting in Nebraska can lean significantly more Democratic than final margins for hours, as early and mail ballots are generally reported first. In 2024, results got closer to the final margin by about 2 a.m. ET. Results actually end the night more Republican than the final margin, as Douglas County, the state’s largest, doesn’t report mail ballots received on Election Day, typically a heavily Democratic batch, until Friday.

Polls in most of Texas close at 8 p.m. ET. Because most Texans vote before Election Day, more than 60% of its votes in 2024 were in by the time the polls at the western end of the state closed at 9 p.m. Those early reports were rosier for Harris than the final results, but even so, Trump had a nine-point lead after the first hour. The state hit 90% reporting after midnight. The state accepts postmarked ballots until Wednesday but voters need an excuse to vote by mail.

Alaska expects their first report around 1 a.m. ET, when the last polls close. On election night, the state will report Election Day votes, early in-person votes cast before October 29 and some mail votes. But Alaska typically has about 15-25% of its vote left to count, and it could be a week until more mail votes are reported. Properly postmarked mail ballots can be received until November 13. And if a ranked-choice tabulation is necessary, the winner might not be known until November 18.

选举日将至，华盛顿的权力平衡岌岌可危，美国民众将投票决定参议院和众议院的控制权——此外，还将决定州长选举结果以及许多其他关键问题。

这是一份全面的指南，介绍了美国大选之夜各地的投票站关闭时间，并分析了何时可以预期关键参议院竞选的结果，这些竞选将决定权力平衡——依据的是 CNN 近年来宣布全州选举结果的时间数据。

点击或轻触州名，即可查看 CNN 在 2022 年至 2025 年历届总统、参议员和州长选举中宣布结果的时间。本文中的所有时间均为美国东部时间。

佛罗里达州大部分地区的投票站于美国东部时间晚上7点关闭，各县几乎立即开始公布邮寄选票和提前投票的结果。该州的计票速度很快——2024年，截至晚上8点，即该州西部投票站关闭时，约有84%的选票已经统计完毕。但由于这些选票主要来自提前投票和邮寄投票，因此通常比最终结果更倾向于民主党。实际上，该州几乎所有的选票都在午夜前统计完毕。

佐治亚州的大多数县会优先公布提前投票和/或邮寄投票的结果。该州农村地区的计票速度更快，这可能导致在当晚最初几个小时内，结果看起来更倾向于共和党。但该州总体上很快就能完成计票。2024年，截至美国东部时间午夜，佐治亚州只剩下2%的选票尚未统计，到凌晨5点，剩余选票不足1%。

2024年，投票结束后第一小时内仅统计了约10%的选票，三小时后统计的选票不足80%。许多县会优先统计提前投票或邮寄选票。2024年，该州于美国东部时间周三凌晨3点20分左右停止统计，当时还有约2%的选票尚未统计。

参议院的控制权悬而未决。请分析各党派赢得参议院的最佳途径。

预计北卡罗来纳州将在投票结束后不久率先公布邮寄选票和提前投票的计票结果，随后公布选举日当天的计票结果。2024年，副总统卡马拉·哈里斯在计票开始后的第一个小时内领先。那一年，到美国东部时间凌晨2:30，该州停止当晚的计票工作时，约99%的选票已经统计完毕。但由于该州已结束了邮寄选票的宽限期，今年选举日后需要统计的选票数量将会减少。

俄亥俄州的早期计票结果通常比最终结果更倾向于民主党，因为各县通常会先统计缺席选票和提前投票的选票。2024年，该州在美东时间晚上11点前统计了90%的选票，周三清晨统计了98%。但俄亥俄州已经结束了邮寄选票的宽限期，因此选举日后需要统计的选票数量将会减少。

缅因州不在选举之夜集中公布选票结果。这意味着记者需要从全州近500个市镇收集结果。2024年，直到周三下午才统计了90%的选票。本届州参议员选举有多位候选人以非正式候选人身份参选，因此，如果没有候选人获得过半数选票，选举结果将通过排序复选制来决定。而排序复选制的计票工作可能要到下周晚些时候才能完成。

2024年，截至美国东部时间晚上10点，密西西比州约有一半的选票统计完毕。密西西比州要求选民必须有理由才能提前亲自投票或邮寄投票，因此绝大多数选票都是在选举日当天投出的。但只要邮戳日期为选举日当天，邮寄选票的截止日期为11月10日。2024年，截至周三中午，该州约有13%的选票尚未统计完毕。

新罕布什尔州的计票结果只公布到地方层面。该州邮寄投票很少，因此计票结果的公布更多地取决于不同时期哪些城镇被纳入统计。2024年，早期公布结果的城镇多于共和党城镇，而且直到周三凌晨，该州的计票率才达到90%。

爱荷华州的大多数县会率先公布缺席选票，这可能导致民主党在当晚早些时候领先。2024年，副总统卡马拉·哈里斯在爱荷华州几乎整个第一小时都保持领先，尽管她最终以13个百分点的差距输掉了该州。那一年，该州90%的选票在美东时间午夜前统计完毕，到周三上午晚些时候，99%的选票已经统计完毕。

2024年，堪萨斯州约30%的选票在美东时间晚上9点（该州西部投票站关闭时间）前统计完毕。由于大多数县会优先统计缺席选票，因此早期结果可能比最终结果更倾向于民主党。2024年，特朗普总统在该州以16个百分点的优势获胜，但到了晚上10点，他的领先优势已不足6个百分点。尽管堪萨斯州在凌晨1点前统计了96%的选票，但该州仍接受邮戳有效的邮寄选票，截止日期为周五。

虽然密歇根州大部分投票站于美国东部时间晚上8点关闭，但在2024年大选全州投票站于晚上9点关闭之前，该州仅统计了不到10%的选票。密歇根州各县和地区的计票情况差异很大，但在2024年的选举中，傍晚时分民主党的得票率较高。但到了午夜，结果开始向共和党倾斜，直到民主党的大本营——底特律所在的韦恩县——从凌晨4点左右开始公布了数十万张选票。

亨内平县是明尼苏达州人口最多的县，也是明尼阿波利斯市的所在地，该县民主党势力强大。该县通常会一次性公布绝大部分选票的计票结果。2022年，该县的计票结果于美国东部时间晚上10:10公布，而2024年则直到晚上11:30才公布。这在很大程度上解释了为什么明尼苏达州的早期计票结果可能比最终结果更倾向于共和党。该州将选前选票与投票站的计票结果合并统计，并在周三日出前几乎全部公布。

内布拉斯加州的计票结果在数小时内可能明显偏向民主党，因为提前投票和邮寄选票通常会优先公布。2024年，计票结果在美东时间凌晨2点左右才接近最终结果。实际上，当晚公布的计票结果往往比最终结果更偏向共和党，因为该州最大的县道格拉斯县要到周五才会公布选举日当天收到的邮寄选票，而这些选票通常是民主党的票仓。

德克萨斯州大部分地区的投票站于美国东部时间晚上8点关闭。由于大多数德州选民在选举日之前投票，因此到该州西部投票站晚上9点关闭时，2024年大选的计票工作已经完成了60%以上。早期的计票结果对哈里斯有利，但最终结果却并非如此。即便如此，特朗普在第一个小时后仍领先9个百分点。午夜过后，该州的计票工作已完成90%。该州接受邮戳日期为周三的选票，但选民需要有理由才能选择邮寄投票。

阿拉斯加州预计将于美国东部时间凌晨1点左右公布首份计票结果，届时所有投票站也将关闭。选举之夜，该州将公布选举日当天的投票结果、10月29日之前提前进行的现场投票以及部分邮寄选票的计票结果。但阿拉斯加州通常还有大约15%至25%的选票尚未清点，而且可能需要一周时间才能完成邮寄选票的计票。邮戳有效的邮寄选票可在11月13日之前送达。如果需要采用排序复选制计票，那么最终的获胜者可能要到11月18日才能揭晓。