Claims extracted
20
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
0%
0 of 20 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
65/100
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Outlets on this story
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Politics
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articles that frame the event the way this one does
Millions of Americans will be casting their votes in person in the 2026 midterm election on Tuesday, Nov. 3.
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Millions → cast → Tuesday
Polling times vary by state.
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times → vary → state
The lists below show each state's earliest opening and latest closing times.
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lists → show → opening
States will begin
after their polls close.
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polls → begin → ?
Forty-seven states and the District of Columbia offer early voting options, with the exception of Alabama, Mississippi and New Hampshire.
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states → offer → Alabama
Eight states and Washington, D.C., automatically send a mail-in ballot to every registered voter, although voters generally can still choose to vote in person.
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voters → send → person
Over 57 million voters have already cast their ballots early this year.
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voters → cast → ballots
If you are in line to cast your ballot before a site closes, you have the right to remain in line and vote.
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you → cast → line
When do polls open across the U.S. for the 2026 midterm elections?
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polls → open → elections
Voting will start as early as 5 a.m. ET in Vermont followed by Connecticut, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York and Virginia, which all open at 6 a.m. ET.
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which → start → ET
The last polls open in Alaska and Washington at 11 a.m. ET and finally 12 p.m. ET in Hawaii.
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polls → open → Hawaii
Poll opening times vary by state.
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times → vary → state
Here is a breakdown by hour of when polls are opening across the country:
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polls → open → country
As early as 5 a.m. ET
- Vermont
6 a.m. ET
- Connecticut
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Maine
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York
- Virginia
6:30 a.m. ET
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- West Virginia
7 a.m. ET
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
8 a.m. ET
- Alabama
- Arizona
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Oklahoma
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Wisconsin
8:30 a.m. ET
- Arkansas
9 a.m. ET
- Colorado
- Montana
- Nebraska
- New Mexico
- North Dakota
- Utah
- Wyoming
10 a.m. ET
- California
- Idaho
- Nevada
- Oregon
11 a.m. ET
- Alaska
- Washington
12 p.m. ET
- Hawaii
What time do the first polls close on Election Day 2026?
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polls → close → Day
The first polls close at 6 p.m. ET in the eastern parts of Indiana and Kentucky.
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polls → close → Indiana
Then at 7 p.m., polls close in Georgia, South Carolina, Vermont and Virginia, the rest of Indiana, Kentucky and most of Florida.
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polls → close → Florida
Then North Carolina, Ohio and West Virginia follow at 7:30 p.m.
Poll closing times vary by state.
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times → follow → state
Here is a breakdown by hour of when polls are closing across the country:
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polls → close → country
When do polls close across the U.S. for the 2026 midterm elections?
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polls → close → elections
7 p.m. ET
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- South Carolina
- Vermont
- Virginia
7:30 p.m. ET
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- West Virginia
8 p.m. ET
- Alabama
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Illinois
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
8:30 p.m. ET
- Arkansas
9 p.m. ET
- Arizona
- Colorado
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- New Mexico
- New York
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas (polls in most of the state close an hour earlier)
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
10 p.m. ET
- Iowa
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- North Dakota
- Utah
11 p.m. ET
- California
- Idaho
- Oregon
- Washington
12 a.m. ET
- Hawaii
1 a.m. ET
- Alaska (polls in most of the state close an hour earlier)
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polls → close → state
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