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Posted on Nov 4, 2008

Just in case you’re waiting until the last possible minute to participate in this historic election, here’s a handy guide to poll closing times around the country.

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7:00 pm ET
Georgia
Indiana
Kentucky
South Carolina
Vermont
Virginia
Total electoral votes: 58

7:30 pm ET
Ohio
North Carolina
West Virginia
Total electoral votes: 40

8:00 pm ET
Alabama
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Illinois
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Mississippi
Missouri
New Hampshire
New Jersey
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Washington, D.C.
Total electoral votes: 171

8:30 pm ET
Arkansas
Total electoral votes: 6

9:00 pm ET
Arizona
Colorado
Kansas
Louisiana
Michigan
Minnesota
Nebraska
New Mexico
New York
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Texas
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Total electoral votes: 156

10:00 pm ET
Iowa
Montana
Nevada
Utah
Total electoral votes: 20

11:00 pm ET
California
Hawaii
Idaho
North Dakota
Oregon
Washington
Total electoral votes: 84

1:00 am ET
Alaska
Total electoral votes: 3

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By James, November 4, 2008 at 4:43 pm #
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Also most of Indiana closes 6 pm est.  Only the SW corner around Evansville and the NW corner around Gary close at 7 pm est.

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By Sandra, November 4, 2008 at 11:44 am #
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In most of the state of Kentucky the polls are only open until 6PM.  Only in the western part of the state that is on Central time are the polls open until 7PM Eastern time.

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By bsb, November 4, 2008 at 10:13 am #
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Kansas polls close at 7:00 pm Central (8:00 pm Eastern), at least in Sedgwick County.

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By Crgabe, November 4, 2008 at 9:44 am #
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CLARIFICATION

Kentucky polls close at 6pm LOCAL TIME. Eastern KY is EST. Western KY is CST so “polls in KY close at 7pm means 6pm CST.

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