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2009 Poll Closing Times
for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary Elections Chronologically

Primary Elections Chronologically
3 November 2009 General Election Alphabetically
3 November 2009 General Election Chronologically

 
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Tuesday 17 February 2009
Wisconsin - Spring Primary0200
UTC
9:00p
EST
8:00p
CST
7:00p
MST
6:00p
PST
5:00p
AKST
4:00p
ALST
4:00p
HIST
Tuesday 3 March 2009
Illinois - Special Primary House CD 50100
UTC
8:00p
EST
7:00p
CST
6:00p
MST
5:00p
PST
4:00p
AKST
3:00p
ALST
3:00p
HIST
Tuesday 31 March 2009
New York - Special Election House At-Large *S0100
UTC
9:00p
EDT

8:00p
EST
8:00p
CDT
7:00p
MDT
6:00p
MST
6:00p
PDT
5:00p
AKDT
4:00p
ALDT
3:00p
HIST
Tuesday 7 April 2009
Illinois - Special Election House CD 50000
UTC
8:00p
EDT
7:00p
EST
7:00p
CDT
6:00p
MDT
5:00p
MST
5:00p
PDT
4:00p
AKDT
3:00p
ALDT
2:00p
HIST
Wisconsin - Spring Election0100
UTC
9:00p
EDT
8:00p
EST
8:00p
CDT
7:00p
MDT
6:00p
MST
6:00p
PDT
5:00p
AKDT
4:00p
ALDT
3:00p
HIST
Tuesday 19 May 2009
California - Special Primary House CD 20300
UTC
11:00p
EDT
10:00p
EST
10:00p
CDT
9:00p
MDT
8:00p
MST
8:00p
PDT
7:00p
AKDT
6:00p
ALDT
5:00p
HIST
Tuesday 2 June 2009
New Jersey - Primary0000
UTC
8:00p
EDT

7:00p
EST
7:00p
CDT
6:00p
MDT
5:00p
MST
5:00p
PDT
4:00p
AKDT
3:00p
ALDT
2:00p
HIST
Tuesday 9 June 2009
Virginia - Primary2300
UTC
7:00p
EDT

6:00p
EST
6:00p
CDT
5:00p
MDT
4:00p
MST
4:00p
PDT
3:00p
AKDT
2:00p
ALDT
1:00p
HIST
Saturday 27 June 2009
Northern Marianas - CNMI GOP Open Primary *S0800
UTC
4:00a
EDT
3:00a
EST
3:00a
CDT
2:00a
MDT
1:00a
MST
1:00a
PDT
12:00a
AKDT
 
 
Tuesday 14 July 2009
California - Special General Election House CD 20300
UTC
11:00p
EDT
10:00p
EST
10:00p
CDT
9:00p
MDT
8:00p
MST
8:00p
PDT
7:00p
AKDT
6:00p
ALDT
5:00p
HIST
Tuesday 1 September 2009
California - Special Primary House At-Large0300
UTC
11:00p
EDT
10:00p
EST
10:00p
CDT
9:00p
MDT
8:00p
MST
8:00p
PDT
7:00p
AKDT
6:00p
ALDT
5:00p
HIST
Saturday 7 November 2009
Northern Marianas - General Election0900
UTC
4:00a
EST
3:00a
CST
2:00a
MST
1:00a
PST
12:00a
AKST
 
 
Monday 23 November 2009
Northern Marianas - Gubernatorial Runoff0900
UTC
4:00a
EST
3:00a
CST
2:00a
MST
1:00a
PST
12:00a
AKST
 
 
Tuesday 8 December 2009
Massachusetts - Special Primary Senate Class 1 *S0100
UTC
8:00p
EST
7:00p
CST
6:00p
MST
5:00p
PST
4:00p
AKST
3:00p
ALST
3:00p
HIST
 
 

Notes

Polling places in states that span multiple time zones will close either synchronously or asynchronously.

  • (Note *S) With synchronized closing, all the polls close at the same GMT/UTC time. For states with multiple time zones-- when polls close in the advanced local time zone, they will close one hour earlier in the lagging local time zone.
  • (Note *A) With asynchronous closing, the polls close at different GMT/UTC times in different parts of the state. Media outlets might decide to declare a winner before all the polls have closed.

Massachusetts Special Primary: Polls close synchronously on Tuesday 8 December 2009 at 8:00p EST (0100 UTC). By local option, municipalities may open their polls as early as 5:45 a.m.

New York Special Election: Polls close synchronously on Tuesday 31 March 2009 at 9:00p EDT (0100 UTC). Polls are open from 6:00a to 9:00p in NYC and the counties of Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, Rockland, Orange, Putnam and Erie. All other counties, polls are open from 12:00 noon - 9:00p.

Northern Marianas CNMI GOP Open Primary: Polls close synchronously on Saturday 27 June 2009 at 6:00p MPST (0800 UTC). There will be no advance voting and no voting by absentee ballot. Confined voters will be permitted to cast their ballots in their homes.

 
 

Time zone abbreviations


UCT: Universal Coordinated Time, Greenwich England
AST: Atlantic Standard Time, UCT - 4 hours
EST: Eastern Standard Time, UCT - 5 hours
EDT: Eastern Daylight Time, UCT - 4 hours
CST: Central Standard Time, UCT - 6 hours
CDT: Central Daylight Time, UCT - 5 hours
MST: Mountain Standard Time, UCT - 7 hours
MDT: Mountain Daylight Time, UCT - 6 hours
PST: Pacific Standard Time, UCT - 8 hours
PDT: Pacific Daylight Time, UCT - 7 hours
AKST: Alaska Standard Time, UCT - 9 hours
AKDT: Alaska Daylight Time, UCT - 8 hours
ALST: Aleution Standard Time, UCT - 10 hours
ALDT: Aleution Daylight Time, UCT - 9 hours
HIST: Hawaii Time, UCT - 10 hours
MPST: Northern Marianas Time, UCT + 10 hours
GUST: Guam Time, UCT + 10 hours
VIST: Virgin Islands Time, UCT - 4 hours
ASST: American Samoa Time, UCT - 11 hours
m: midnight
a: AM
p: PM

 
 


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