Timeline of the 2024 United States presidential election (Election Day)

This article covers the events on Election Day in the United States as a subset of the timeline of the 2024 United States presidential election between Donald Trump (R) and Kamala Harris (D).

Timeline

All times are listed according to the Eastern Time Zone.

November 5

AM

  • 12:07 AM: Polls close in the New Hampshire midnight voting. Voters in Dixville Notch voted 3-3 for Harris and Trump.[1]

PM

  • 6:00 PM: Polls close in parts of Kentucky and Indiana located in the Eastern Time Zone.[2][3]
  • 7:00 PM: Polls close in:[3]
    • Parts of Florida located in the Eastern Time Zone.[2]
    • Parts of Indiana located in the Central Time Zone.
    • Some parts of New Hampshire.
    • All of Georgia,[2] South Carolina, Virginia,[2] and Vermont.
  • 7:30 PM: Polls close in North Carolina, Ohio, and West Virginia.[2][3]
  • 8:00 PM: Polls close in:[3]
    • Parts of Florida,[2] Kansas, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Texas located in the Central Time Zone.
    • Parts of Michigan located in the Eastern Time Zone.[2]
    • All of Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, and Washington, D.C.
  • 8:30 PM: Polls close in Arkansas.[2][3]
  • 9:00 PM: Polls close in:
    • Parts of Kansas, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Texas in the Mountain Time Zone.
    • Parts of Michigan in the Central Time Zone.[2]
    • All of Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York,[2] Wisconsin,[2] and Wyoming.
  • 10:00 PM: Polls close in:[3]
    • Parts of Idaho and Oregon in the Mountain Time Zone.
    • All of Montana, Nevada, and Utah.[2]
  • 11:00 PM: Polls close in:[3]
    • Parts of Idaho and Oregon in the Pacific Time Zone.
    • All of California[2] and Washington.

November 6

  • 12:00 AM: Polls close in:[3]
    • All of Hawaii.
    • Parts of Alaska in the Alaska Time Zone.[2]
  • 1:00 AM: Polls close in all of Alaska.[3]
  • 2:00AM: Donald Trump is projected to win the election.

References

  1. ^ Falconer, Rebecca (November 5, 2024). "Dixville Notch Election Day vote ends in a 3-3 tie for Harris and Trump". Axios.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Greve, Joan E. (November 4, 2024). "When do polls close today? An hour-by-hour election guide". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i "2024 Election Poll Closing Times". 270toWin. Retrieved November 6, 2024.