The Green Papers
2011 Polling Hours
for Statewide offices and Congress

All Elections
Primary Elections
General Elections

related pages...
Primary Election Polling Closing Times Chronologically
General Election Polling Closing Times Alphabetically
General Election Polling Closing Times Chronologically


Alabama
Alaska
American Samoa
Arizona
Arkansas
California
·Tuesday 17 May 2011 Special Primary House CD 36. Polling hours 7:00a PDT (1400 UTC) to 8:00p PDT (0300 UTC).
·Tuesday 12 July 2011 Special General House CD 36. Polling hours 7:00a PDT (1400 UTC) to 8:00p PDT (0300 UTC).
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Guam
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
·Tuesday 17 May 2011 Primary. Polling hours 6:00a EDT (1000 UTC) / 6:00a CDT (1100 UTC) to 6:00p EDT (2200 UTC) / 6:00p CDT (2300 UTC). Poll closing time could be rather problematic in KENTUCKY. A large chunk of the state is in CDT [but the networks consider that "most of the polls have closed" in KENTUCKY by 6 PM EDT and so, if they can, project at the same time they project INDIANA]. CDT voters in KENTUCKY may note the networks' willingness/eagerness to project a winner as early as 6 PM EDT.
·Tuesday 8 November 2011 General Election. Polling hours 6:00a EST (1100 UTC) / 6:00a CST (1200 UTC) to 6:00p EST (2300 UTC) / 6:00p CST (0000 UTC). Poll closing time could be rather problematic in KENTUCKY. A large chunk of the state is in CST [but the networks consider that "most of the polls have closed" in KENTUCKY by 6 PM EST and so, if they can, project at the same time they project INDIANA]. CST voters in KENTUCKY may note the networks' willingness/eagerness to project a winner as early as 6 PM EST.
Louisiana
·Saturday 22 October 2011 Primary. Polling hours 6:00a CDT (1100 UTC) to 8:00p CDT (0100 UTC).
·Saturday 19 November 2011 General Election (runoff ) No offices listed on this site required runoffs. Polling hours 6:00a CST (1200 UTC) to 8:00p CST (0200 UTC).
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
·Tuesday 2 August 2011 Primary. Polling hours 7:00a CDT (1200 UTC) to 7:00p CDT (0000 UTC).
·Tuesday 23 August 2011 Second Primary (Runoff): Gov (D), Treasurer (R). Polling hours 7:00a CDT (1200 UTC) to 7:00p CDT (0000 UTC).
·Tuesday 8 November 2011 General. Polling hours 7:00a CST (1300 UTC) to 7:00p CST (0100 UTC).
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
·Tuesday 13 September 2011 Special Election House CD 2. Polling hours 7:00a PDT (1400 UTC) to 7:00p PDT (0200 UTC).
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
·Tuesday 24 May 2011 Special Election House CD 26. Polling hours 6:00a EDT (1000 UTC) to 9:00a EDT (1300 UTC). TBD: Polls are typcially open from 6:00a to 9:00p in the county of Erie. All other counties, polls are open from 12:00 noon - 9:00p.
·Tuesday 13 September 2011 Special Election House CD 9. Polling hours 6:00a EDT (1000 UTC) to 9:00p EDT (0100 UTC).
North Carolina
North Dakota
Northern Marianas
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
·Tuesday 8 November 2011 Special Primary House CD 1. Polls close 8:00p MST (0300 UTC) / 8:00p PST (0400 UTC). OREGON votes by mail. Ballots must be in the hands of election workers or in an official drop-off location no later than 8 PM local time. OREGON is the reverse of the norm because the by far largest portion of the state is in the lagging time zone and the networks have no choice but to not consider the OREGON polls closed until 8 PM PDT.
·Tuesday 31 January 2012 Special Election House CD 1. Polls close 8:00p MST (0300 UTC) / 8:00p PST (0400 UTC). OREGON votes by mail. Ballots must be in the hands of election workers or in an official drop-off location no later than 8 PM local time. OREGON is the reverse of the norm because the by far largest portion of the state is in the lagging time zone and the networks have no choice but to not consider the OREGON polls closed until 8 PM PDT.
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virgin Islands
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
·Saturday 14 May 2011 Special Primary Governor. Polling hours 6:30a EDT (1030 UTC) to 7:30p EDT (2330 UTC).
·Tuesday 4 October 2011 Special Election Governor. Polling hours 6:30a EDT (1030 UTC) to 7:30p EDT (2330 UTC).
Wisconsin
Wyoming

Time zone abbreviations


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

 
 


  2011 Off-Year Election Home  
 
  U.S. Senate Popular Vote and FEC Total Receipts by Party  
  Gubernatorial Popular Vote by Party  
  U.S. House Popular Vote and FEC Total Receipts by Party  
  Close Contests Summary - Decision by 2% or less  
  Contests Where No Candidate Received a Majority  
 
2011 Primaries and Runoffs for Statewide offices/Congress
  Alphabetically   --   Chronologically   --   Poll Closing Times  
....
General Election Poll Closing Times
  Alphabetically   --   Chronologically  
....
  Polling Hours  
....
  Governors     Senate     House  
....
  Senators by 'Class'  
  Governors by election 'cycle'  
....
  Gubernatorial Primaries at a Glance  
....
  Open Governor's Chairs, Senate and House Seats (the incumbent is not running for re-election)  
  Governor's Chairs, Senate, and U.S. House Seats with no incumbent running for them  
  Uncontested Governor's Chairs, Senate, and U.S. House Seats (one candidate running for office)  
  Governor's Chairs, Senate, and U.S. House Seats with multiple incumbents running for them  
  Governor's Chairs, Senate, and U.S. House Seats with only one major party candidate running for office  
....
  2011 Partisan Composition by State  
....
  Political Parties  
....
  Senate Electoral Classes  
....
History
  Political Party Floor Leaders in the Congress of the United States  
  Dates of DIRECT PRIMARY Elections re: Major Party Nominations for Statewide and/or Federal Office  
  Length of Terms of Office of STATE Governors throughout American History