FACTBOX: Poll closing times in U.S. states

Fri Oct 31, 2008 8:15am EDT
 
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(Reuters) - Voters in 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia head to the polls on November 4 to elect the next president.

Results are expected to trickle in throughout the evening as polls close.

Following are the times at which polls close in each state. Some states that stretch across two time zones may have more than one closing time.

6 p.m. EST

Indiana (most of state)

Kentucky (eastern portion)

7 p.m. EST

Florida (most of state)

Georgia

Indiana (western regions)

Kentucky (western portion)

South Carolina

Vermont

Virginia

7:30 p.m. EST

North Carolina  Continued...

 

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