Election night: when polls close and which races to watch
Politics · First reported 30 Oct, 12:00 · Updated 16:17
A poll-closing guide highlights close Senate, gubernatorial and House contests across the country, while warning that control of the Senate may take longer to determine than control of the House.
- The guide says vote counting could continue for days or weeks; ranked-choice voting in two states could prolong the count.
- It identifies seven especially competitive states and says control of the Senate could hinge on a single seat.
- The guide organizes key races by poll-closing time, from 7 p.m. Eastern in several states to 1 a.m. in Alaska.
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- Poll-closing schedule
- The guide begins at 7 p.m. Eastern and lists Alaska as closing at 1 a.m.
- Counting timeline
- Counting could continue for days or weeks, according to the guide.
- Senate outlook
- The guide identifies seven especially competitive states and says Senate control could come down to one seat.
- Ranked-choice voting
- The guide says two states use ranked-choice voting and specifically notes that Alaska's results could take weeks to finalize.
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