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Tuesday 7 October 2003
California0300
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 4 January 2003
Hawaii0400
UTC
11:00p
EST
10:00p
CST
9:00p
MST
8:00p
PST
7:00p
AKST
6:00p
ALST
6:00p
HIST
Tuesday 20 May 2003
Kentucky (EDT) *22200
UTC
6:00p
EDT

5:00p
EST
5:00p
CDT
4:00p
MDT
3:00p
MST
3:00p
PDT
2:00p
AKDT
1:00p
ALDT
12:00p
HIST
Tuesday 4 November 2003
Kentucky (EST) *22300
UTC
6:00p
EST
5:00p
CST
4:00p
MST
3:00p
PST
2:00p
AKST
1:00p
ALST
1:00p
HIST
Tuesday 20 May 2003
Kentucky (CDT) *22300
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
Tuesday 4 November 2003
Kentucky (CST) *20000
UTC
7:00p
EST
6:00p
CST
5:00p
MST
4:00p
PST
3:00p
AKST
2:00p
ALST
2:00p
HIST
Saturday 4 October 2003
Louisiana0100
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
Saturday 15 November 2003
Louisiana0200
UTC
9:00p
EST
8:00p
CST
7:00p
MST
6:00p
PST
5:00p
AKST
4:00p
ALST
4:00p
HIST
Tuesday 26 August 2003
Mississippi0000
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 4 November 2003
Mississippi0100
UTC
8:00p
EST
7:00p
CST
6:00p
MST
5:00p
PST
4:00p
AKST
3:00p
ALST
3:00p
HIST
Tuesday 3 June 2003
Texas0000
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
Saturday 3 May 2003
Texas (MDT) *20100
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
No activity
Alabama
Alaska
American Samoa
Arizona
Arkansas
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Guam
Idaho
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Northern Marianas
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Vermont
Virgin Islands
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
(no activity)
 
 

Notes

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

  • (Note *1) With synchronized closing, all the polls close at the same GMT/UTC time. When polls close in the advanced local time zone, they will close one hour earlier in the lagging local time zone.
  • (Note *2) 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.

Texas: Polls close asynchronously at 7:00p CDT (0000 UTC) / 7:00p MDT (0100 UTC). Only the area surrounding El Paso is in Mountain time- so the vast majority of the polls have closed in TX by 7 PM CDT.

Kentucky: Polls close asynchronously at 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.

Kentucky: Polls close asynchronously at 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 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.

 
 

Time zone abbreviations


UCT: Universal Coordinated Time, Greenwich England
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
m: midnight
a: AM
p: PM

 
 


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