# What time do polls open and close in the 2026 US midterm elections?

https://mins.news/en/item/126560

- Al Jazeera, 2026-11-03 04:52 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/3/what-time-do-polls-open-and-close-in-the-us-midterm-elections-2026?traffic_source=rss

> Voting is scheduled to begin at 5am in Vermont, the earliest state to open polls, followed by New Jersey, Virginia, Connecticut and Kentucky at 6am. Polling hours vary by state, with Alaska expected to be the last to close, at about 1am Eastern Time on Wednesday. Results may take days or weeks to be finalised, and close races may take hours or days to call.

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