The Green Papers
The Green Papers
2021 Poll Closing Times
for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary/Runoff/Special Elections Chronologically

Primary/Runoff/Special Elections Chronologically
2 November 2021 General Election Alphabetically
2 November 2021 General Election Chronologically

related pages...
Polling Hours All Elections
Polling Hours Primary/Runoff/Special Elections
Polling Hours General Elections


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.)


 
Copyright www.flags.net/UNST.htmUTCEasternCentralMountainPacificAlaska
Hawaii
Atlantic
Chamorro
Samoa
Tuesday 5 January 2021
Georgia - Senate Class 2 Runoff and Senate Class 3 Special Runoff Election
reportedly
0000 UTC7:00p EST6:00p CST5:00p MST4:00p PST3:00p AKST
2:00p HAST
8:00p AST
10:00a ChST
1:00p SST
Tuesday 16 February 2021
Wisconsin - Spring Primary0200 UTC9:00p EST8:00p CST7:00p MST6:00p PST5:00p AKST
4:00p HAST
10:00p AST
12:00p ChST
3:00p SST
Saturday 20 March 2021
Louisiana - Special Election CDs 2 and 50100 UTC9:00p EDT
8:00p EST
8:00p CDT7:00p MDT
6:00p MST
6:00p PDT5:00p AKDT
4:00p HADT
3:00p HAST
9:00p AST
11:00a ChST
2:00p SST
Tuesday 6 April 2021
Wisconsin - Spring Election0100 UTC9:00p EDT
8:00p EST
8:00p CDT7:00p MDT
6:00p MST
6:00p PDT5:00p AKDT
4:00p HADT
3:00p HAST
9:00p AST
11:00a ChST
2:00p SST
Saturday 24 April 2021
Louisiana - Special Runoff CD 20100 UTC9:00p EDT
8:00p EST
8:00p CDT7:00p MDT
6:00p MST
6:00p PDT5:00p AKDT
4:00p HADT
3:00p HAST
9:00p AST
11:00a ChST
2:00p SST
Saturday 1 May 2021
Texas - Special Election House CD 60000 UTC8:00p EDT
7:00p EST
7:00p CDT6:00p MDT
5:00p MST
5:00p PDT4:00p AKDT
3:00p HADT
2:00p HAST
8:00p AST
10:00a ChST
1:00p SST
Tuesday 1 June 2021
New Mexico - Special Election CD 10100 UTC9:00p EDT
8:00p EST
8:00p CDT7:00p MDT
6:00p MST
6:00p PDT5:00p AKDT
4:00p HADT
3:00p HAST
9:00p AST
11:00a ChST
2:00p SST
Tuesday 8 June 2021
Virginia - Primary2300 UTC7:00p EDT
6:00p EST
6:00p CDT5:00p MDT
4:00p MST
4:00p PDT3:00p AKDT
2:00p HADT
1:00p HAST
7:00p AST
9:00a ChST
12:00p SST
New Jersey - Primary0000 UTC8:00p EDT
7:00p EST
7:00p CDT6:00p MDT
5:00p MST
5:00p PDT4:00p AKDT
3:00p HADT
2:00p HAST
8:00p AST
10:00a ChST
1:00p SST
Tuesday 27 July 2021
Texas - Special Runoff CD 6
reportedly
0000 UTC8:00p EDT
7:00p EST
7:00p CDT6:00p MDT
5:00p MST
5:00p PDT4:00p AKDT
3:00p HADT
2:00p HAST
8:00p AST
10:00a ChST
1:00p SST
Tuesday 3 August 2021
Ohio - Special Primary - CDs 11 and 152330 UTC7:30p EDT
6:30p EST
6:30p CDT5:30p MDT
4:30p MST
4:30p PDT3:30p AKDT
2:30p HADT
1:30p HAST
7:30p AST
9:30a ChST
12:30p SST
Tuesday 14 September 2021
California - Special Gubernatorial Recall Election0300 UTC11:00p EDT
10:00p EST
10:00p CDT9:00p MDT
8:00p MST
8:00p PDT7:00p AKDT
6:00p HADT
5:00p HAST
11:00p AST
1:00p ChST
4:00p SST
No activity
Alabama
Alaska
American Samoa
Arizona
Arkansas
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Guam
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Northern Marianas
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Utah
Vermont
Virgin Islands
Washington
West Virginia
Wyoming
(no activity)
Copyright www.flags.net/UNST.htmUTCEasternCentralMountainPacificAlaska
Hawaii
Atlantic
Chamorro
Samoa

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.


2021 General Election Outline


Modified .