{
  "id": 18035980,
  "title": "What time do voting polls close today in US?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/what-time-do-voting-polls-close-today-in-us",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-03T22:57:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times",
    "slug": "the-economic-times",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/what-time-do-voting-polls-close-today-when-will-polls-close-in-georgia-florida-texas-california-ohio-and-other-states/articleshow/135515863.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "US midterm elections take place on November 3, with voting hours differing across states and time zones. Polling stations close in phases, beginning with Indiana and Kentucky at 6 pm ET, followed by Georgia, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, Indiana, Kentucky and Florida at 7 pm ET. North Carolina, Ohio, and West Virginia close at 8 pm ET, while Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Michigan, Illinois, and Texas close at 9 pm ET. By 10 pm ET, Iowa, Nevada, Montana, Utah, and other states close their polls. California, Washington, and most of Oregon close at 11 pm ET. Hawaii and Alaska conclude voting at midnight and 1 am ET on Wednesday, November 4, respectively. These timings vary by state and time zone, with Hawaii and Alaska voting late into the early hours of November 4.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}