This chart reflects the poll closing times used by the networks and other media outlets on Election Night. There is an "unenforced pledge" to not project a winner in a state until that state's polls have closed (which, to the media, means "most of the state's polls have closed").
Below the chart is an outline of potential difficulties which may occur where a state spans time zones. (Poll closing times are extended for voters still in line when the hour of poll closing has arrived.)
UTC | Eastern | Central | Mountain | Pacific | Alaska Hawaii | Atlantic Chamorro Samoa | |
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Tuesday 21 February 2017 | |||||||
Wisconsin - Spring Primary | 0200 UTC | 9:00p EST | 8:00p CST | 7:00p MST | 6:00p PST | 5:00p AKST 4:00p HAST | 10:00p AST 12:00p ChST 3:00p SST |
Tuesday 4 April 2017 | |||||||
Wisconsin - Spring Election | 0100 UTC | 9:00p EDT 8:00p EST | 8:00p CDT | 7:00p MDT 6:00p MST | 6:00p PDT | 5:00p AKDT 4:00p HADT 3:00p HAST | 9:00p AST 11:00a ChST 2:00p SST |
California - Special Primary Election House CD 34 | 0300 UTC | 11:00p EDT 10:00p EST | 10:00p CDT | 9:00p MDT 8:00p MST | 8:00p PDT | 7:00p AKDT 6:00p HADT 5:00p HAST | 11:00p AST 1:00p ChST 4:00p SST |
Tuesday 11 April 2017 | |||||||
Kansas - Special Election House CD 4 | 0000 UTC | 8:00p EDT 7:00p EST | 7:00p CDT | 6:00p MDT 5:00p MST | 5:00p PDT | 4:00p AKDT 3:00p HADT 2:00p HAST | 8:00p AST 10:00a ChST 1:00p SST |
Tuesday 18 April 2017 | |||||||
Georgia - Special Election House CD 6 | 2300 UTC | 7:00p EDT 6:00p EST | 6:00p CDT | 5:00p MDT 4:00p MST | 4:00p PDT | 3:00p AKDT 2:00p HADT 1:00p HAST | 7:00p AST 9:00a ChST 12:00p SST |
Tuesday 2 May 2017 | |||||||
South Carolina - Special Primary House CD 5 reportedly | 2300 UTC | 7:00p EDT 6:00p EST | 6:00p CDT | 5:00p MDT 4:00p MST | 4:00p PDT | 3:00p AKDT 2:00p HADT 1:00p HAST | 7:00p AST 9:00a ChST 12:00p SST |
Tuesday 16 May 2017 | |||||||
South Carolina - Special Runoff (GOP) House CD 5 | 2300 UTC | 7:00p EDT 6:00p EST | 6:00p CDT | 5:00p MDT 4:00p MST | 4:00p PDT | 3:00p AKDT 2:00p HADT 1:00p HAST | 7:00p AST 9:00a ChST 12:00p SST |
Thursday 25 May 2017 | |||||||
Montana - Special Election House At-Large | 0200 UTC | 10:00p EDT 9:00p EST | 9:00p CDT | 8:00p MDT 7:00p MST | 7:00p PDT | 6:00p AKDT 5:00p HADT 4:00p HAST | 10:00p AST 12:00p ChST 3:00p SST |
Tuesday 6 June 2017 | |||||||
New Jersey - Primary | 0000 UTC | 8:00p EDT 7:00p EST | 7:00p CDT | 6:00p MDT 5:00p MST | 5:00p PDT | 4:00p AKDT 3:00p HADT 2:00p HAST | 8:00p AST 10:00a ChST 1:00p SST |
California - Special General Election House CD 34 | 0300 UTC | 11:00p EDT 10:00p EST | 10:00p CDT | 9:00p MDT 8:00p MST | 8:00p PDT | 7:00p AKDT 6:00p HADT 5:00p HAST | 11:00p AST 1:00p ChST 4:00p SST |
Tuesday 13 June 2017 | |||||||
Virginia - Primary | 2300 UTC | 7:00p EDT 6:00p EST | 6:00p CDT | 5:00p MDT 4:00p MST | 4:00p PDT | 3:00p AKDT 2:00p HADT 1:00p HAST | 7:00p AST 9:00a ChST 12:00p SST |
Tuesday 20 June 2017 | |||||||
Georgia - Special Runoff House CD 6 reportedly | 2300 UTC | 7:00p EDT 6:00p EST | 6:00p CDT | 5:00p MDT 4:00p MST | 4:00p PDT | 3:00p AKDT 2:00p HADT 1:00p HAST | 7:00p AST 9:00a ChST 12:00p SST |
South Carolina - Special General Election House CD 5 reportedly | |||||||
Tuesday 15 August 2017 | |||||||
Alabama - Special Primary Senate Class 2 reportedly | 0000 UTC | 8:00p EDT 7:00p EST | 7:00p CDT | 6:00p MDT 5:00p MST | 5:00p PDT | 4:00p AKDT 3:00p HADT 2:00p HAST | 8:00p AST 10:00a ChST 1:00p SST |
Utah - Special Primary House CD 3 reportedly | 0200 UTC | 10:00p EDT 9:00p EST | 9:00p CDT | 8:00p MDT 7:00p MST | 7:00p PDT | 6:00p AKDT 5:00p HADT 4:00p HAST | 10:00p AST 12:00p ChST 3:00p SST |
Tuesday 26 September 2017 | |||||||
Alabama - Special Runoff (Republican) Senate Class 2 | 0000 UTC | 8:00p EDT 7:00p EST | 7:00p CDT | 6:00p MDT 5:00p MST | 5:00p PDT | 4:00p AKDT 3:00p HADT 2:00p HAST | 8:00p AST 10:00a ChST 1:00p SST |
Saturday 14 October 2017 | |||||||
Louisiana - Open Primary - Special Election | 0100 UTC | 9:00p EDT 8:00p EST | 8:00p CDT | 7:00p MDT 6:00p MST | 6:00p PDT | 5:00p AKDT 4:00p HADT 3:00p HAST | 9:00p AST 11:00a ChST 2:00p SST |
Saturday 18 November 2017 | |||||||
Louisiana - Open General (runoff) | 0200 UTC | 9:00p EST | 8:00p CST | 7:00p MST | 6:00p PST | 5:00p AKST 4:00p HAST | 10:00p AST 12:00p ChST 3:00p SST |
Tuesday 12 December 2017 | |||||||
Alabama - Special Election Senate Class 2 | 0100 UTC | 8:00p EST | 7:00p CST | 6:00p MST | 5:00p PST | 4:00p AKST 3:00p HAST | 9:00p AST 11:00a ChST 2:00p SST |
No activity | |||||||
Alaska American Samoa Arizona Arkansas Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Guam Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kentucky Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Northern Marianas Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Dakota Tennessee Texas Vermont Virgin Islands Washington West Virginia Wyoming | (no activity) | ||||||
UTC | Eastern | Central | Mountain | Pacific | Alaska Hawaii | Atlantic Chamorro Samoa |
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.
Kansas Special Election: Polls close on Tuesday 11 April 2017 at 7:00p CDT (0000 UTC). For practical purposes, polling places open at 7 AM and close at 7 PM local time on Election Day. However, a county may open the polls no earlier than 6 AM local time and close them no later than 8 PM.
Montana Special Election: Polls close on Thursday 25 May 2017 at 8:00p MDT (0200 UTC). A polling place with less than 400 registered voters must be open at least from noon to 8 p.m. or until all registered electors have voted.
Time zone abbreviations
UTC: Coordinated Universal Time (Greenwich England)
AST: Atlantic Standard Time (Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands), 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
HAST: Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time, UTC - 10 hours
HADT: Hawaii-Aleutian Daylight Time (Hawii does not observe daylight time), UTC - 9 hours
ChST: Chamorro Standard Time (Guam, Northern Marianas), UTC + 10 hours
SST: Samoa Standard Time, UTC - 11 hours
m: midnight
a: AM
p: PM
Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.
2017 General Election Outline
- 2017 General Election Home
- Popular Vote by Office
- Regarding Popular Vote Edge Cases
- 2017 Primaries and Runoffs for Statewide offices/Congress
- Alphabetically
- Alphabetically with Filing Deadlines
- Chronologically
- Chronologically with Filing Deadlines
- Primary/Runoff/Special Elections Poll Closing Times (across time zones)
- General Election Poll Closing Times Alphabetically (across time zones)
- General Election Poll Closing Times Chronologically (across time zones)
- Polling Hours
- Offices
- Primaries at a Glance
- Regarding Office Edge Cases
- 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
- 2017 Partisan Composition by State
- Political Parties
- History
- Comparative Political Party Predominance in each State, 2000 thru 2016
- 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
- Downloadable data files
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