2026-11-02T17:00:15.307Z / CNN
选举日即将到来，华盛顿的权力平衡将面临考验，美国民众将投票决定参议院、众议院的控制权归属，同时也要决出州长人选，以及敲定其他多项关键议题。
本指南全面梳理美国选举夜各投票站的关闭时间，结合CNN近年来对全州选举提前发布结果的时间数据，分析关键参议院选区的结果出炉时间——这些选区的结果将决定美国权力平衡的走向。
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佛罗里达州大多数投票站于美国东部时间晚上7点关闭，各县几乎会立即开始统计邮寄选票和提前投票。该州计票速度较快，2024年西部各县投票站关闭的晚上8点时，已经统计了约84%的选票。不过由于这些选票为提前投票和邮寄选票，通常比最终结果更偏向民主党。该州几乎所有选票都会在午夜前统计完成。
佐治亚州大多数县会先统计提前投票和/或邮寄选票。该州农村地区计票速度更快，这可能导致选举夜最初几个小时的结果看起来更偏向共和党。不过该州整体计票速度较快。2024年时，美国东部时间午夜时仅剩2%的选票未统计，到凌晨5点则不足1%。
2024年，投票站关闭后的第一个小时仅统计了约10%的选票，三小时后也不到80%。许多县会先统计提前投票或邮寄选票。2024年，该州在周三凌晨约3点20分停止计票，仅剩约2%的选票未统计。
北卡罗来纳州预计在投票站关闭后不久就会率先统计邮寄选票和提前投票，随后再统计选举日选票。2024年，副总统卡玛拉·哈里斯在选举最初一小时处于领先。当年该州约99%的选票在凌晨2点30分统计完成，随后便停止了当晚的计票。不过今年选举日之后待统计的选票会减少，因为该州已取消邮寄选票的宽限期。
俄亥俄州的提前计票结果通常比最终结果更偏向民主党，因为各县一般会先统计缺席选票和提前投票。2024年，该州在东部时间晚上11点时已经统计了90%的选票，周三上午则统计了98%。不过俄亥俄州已取消邮寄选票的宽限期，因此今年选举日之后待统计的选票会更少。
关键参议院选区：缅因州
缅因州不会在选举夜集中统计选票，这意味着记者需要收集全州近500个自治市的结果。2024年，该州直到周三下午才统计了90%的选票。本届选举中，该州参议院选区有多名候选人提交了手写选票提名，因此如果没有候选人获得所投选票的多数，将通过排序复选制表来决定选举结果。这很可能要到下周晚些时候才能完成。
2024年，密西西比州在东部时间晚上10点时已经统计了约一半的选票。密西西比州要求选民必须有正当理由才能进行提前现场投票或邮寄投票，因此绝大多数选票在选举日投票。不过盖戳日期为选举日的邮寄选票可以在11月10日前提交。2024年，该州在周三中午时仍有约13%的选票未统计。
新罕布什尔州的选票仅在地方层面统计。该州邮寄投票很少，因此计票模式更多取决于不同时间纳入统计的城镇。2024年，提前计票结果来自更偏向民主党的城镇而非共和党城镇，该州直到周三凌晨才统计了90%的选票。
得克萨斯州大多数投票站于东部时间晚上8点关闭。由于大多数得克萨斯人在选举日之前就已投票，2024年该州西部各县投票站在晚上9点关闭时，已经统计了超过60%的选票。这些提前计票结果对哈里斯更为有利，但即便如此，特朗普在选举开始一小时后就已领先9个百分点。该州在午夜后统计了90%的选票。该州接受盖戳日期为周三的选票，但选民必须有正当理由才能进行邮寄投票。
爱荷华州大多数县会先统计缺席选票，这可能导致选举夜初期出现民主党领先的情况。2024年，副总统卡玛拉·哈里斯几乎在整个投票最初时段都在爱荷华州领先，尽管最终该州她以13个百分点的差距落败。当年该州在东部时间午夜前统计了90%的选票，周三上午晚些时候则统计了99%。
2024年，堪萨斯州在东部时间晚上9点（该州西部投票站关闭时间）前已经统计了约30%的选票。由于大多数县先统计缺席选票，提前计票结果可能看起来比最终计票结果更偏向民主党。尽管2024年唐纳德·特朗普总统以16个百分点的优势赢得该州，但他在晚上10点的领先幅度不足6个百分点。堪萨斯州在凌晨1点统计了96%的选票，该州接受盖戳日期正确的邮寄选票，截止时间为周五。
密歇根州大多数投票站于东部时间晚上8点关闭，但2024年该州在全州各县投票站于晚上9点关闭前仅统计了不到10%的选票。密歇根州的计票情况因县和地区差异显著，但2024年的傍晚初期选票更偏向民主党。不过到午夜时，结果已倾向共和党，直到位于底特律的民主党大本营韦恩县在凌晨4点左右开始统计数十万张选票。
亨内平县是该州人口最多的县，拥有明尼阿波利斯市且大幅偏向民主党。该县通常会一次性统计绝大多数选票。2022年，计票结果在东部时间晚上10点10分公布，但2024年直到晚上11点30分才公布。这也是明尼苏达州提前计票结果可能比最终差距显著偏向共和党的主要原因。该州将选举前选票与投票站结果合并统计，在周三日出前几乎完成全部计票。
内布拉斯加州的计票结果在最初数小时可能显著偏向民主党，因为提前投票和邮寄选票通常会被优先统计。2024年，结果在东部时间接近凌晨2点时与最终差距持平。最终计票结束时，结果比最终差距更偏向共和党，因为该州最大的道格拉斯县直到周五才会统计选举日收到的邮寄选票——而这类选票通常大幅偏向民主党。
阿拉斯加预计在美国东部时间凌晨1点左右公布首次计票结果，届时最后一批投票站将关闭。选举夜，该州将统计选举日选票、10月29日前完成的提前现场投票以及部分邮寄选票。不过阿拉斯加通常会有15%至25%的选票未统计，可能需要一周时间才能统计更多邮寄选票。盖戳日期正确的邮寄选票可在11月13日前提交。如果需要进行排序复选制表，获胜者可能要到11月18日才能揭晓。
An hour-by-hour guide to election night poll closings
2026-11-02T17:00:15.307Z / CNN
It’s almost Election Day, and the balance of power in Washington is at stake as Americans vote to determine control of the Senate and House of Representatives — plus, settle races for governor and decide many other key issues.
This is a comprehensive guide to poll closing times across the United States on election night, with analysis on when to expect results in the key Senate races that will shape the balance of power—relying on data on when CNN previously called statewide elections in recent years.
Click or tap the state name to see when statewide presidential, Senate and governor races were called by CNN in previous races from 2022 to 2025. All times in this piece are in Eastern Time.
Polls in most of Florida close at 7 p.m. ET, and counties will start reporting mail and early votes almost immediately. The state counts quickly — in 2024 about 84% of the vote was reported by 8 p.m., when polls in the western part of the state closed. But because those votes are from early and mail ballots, they’re typically more Democratic than the final results. Virtually all of the state’s votes were reported by midnight.
Most Georgia counties report early and/or mail votes first. Rural counties in Georgia report more quickly, which can make the results appear more Republican-leaning for much of the first few hours of the night. But the state largely finishes reporting quickly. In 2024, they had only 2% left to count at midnight ET, and less than 1% left by 5 a.m.
In 2024 only about 10% of the vote was reported in the first hour after polls closed and less than 80% was in after three hours. Many counties report early or mail ballots first. In 2024, the state stopped reporting at around 3:20 a.m. ET Wednesday, with about 2% of the vote left to count.
Mail and early votes are expected to be reported first in North Carolina, shortly after polls close. They’ll be followed by Election Day results. In 2024, Vice President Kamala Harris led for about the first hour. That year, about 99% was in by 2:30 a.m. ET, when the state stopped reporting for the night. But there will be fewer votes to count after Election Day this year as the state ended its grace period for mail ballots.
Early results in Ohio typically tilt more Democratic than the final results, as counties generally report absentee and early votes first. In 2024, the state reached 90% reporting by 11 p.m. ET and 98% early Wednesday morning. But Ohio ended its grace period for mail ballots, so there will be fewer votes to count after Election Day.
Key Senate race: Maine
The state of Maine doesn’t centrally report votes on election night. That means reporters need to gather results from nearly 500 municipalities around the state. In 2024, it took until Wednesday afternoon for 90% of the vote to be reported. Several write-in candidates filed for the state’s Senate race this cycle, so if no candidate wins a majority of ballots cast, the election would be determined by a ranked-choice tabulation. That likely wouldn’t take place until late next week.
In 2024, about half of Mississippi’s votes were reported by 10 p.m. ET. Mississippi requires an excuse to vote early in-person or by mail, so the vast majority of the vote is cast on Election Day. But mail ballots postmarked by Election Day can be received until November 10. In 2024, about 13% of the state’s vote was uncounted by noon on Wednesday.
New Hampshire’s votes are only reported at the local level. The state has very little mail balloting, so the reporting pattern is more a function of which towns are included in the count at different times. In 2024, early results came from more Democratic towns than Republican ones, and the state didn’t reach 90% reporting until early Wednesday.
Polls in most of Texas close at 8 p.m. ET. Because most Texans vote before Election Day, more than 60% of its votes in 2024 were in by the time the polls at the western end of the state closed at 9 p.m. Those early reports were rosier for Harris than the final results, but even so, Trump had a nine-point lead after the first hour. The state hit 90% reporting after midnight. The state accepts postmarked ballots until Wednesday but voters need an excuse to vote by mail.
Most Iowa counties report their absentee votes first, which can result in a Democratic lead early in the night. In 2024, Vice President Kamala Harris led in Iowa for essentially the whole first hour, even as she lost the state by 13 points. That year, 90% of the state’s votes were reported before midnight ET, with 99% reported by late morning Wednesday.
In 2024, about 30% of Kansas’ votes were reported before 9 p.m. ET, when polls close in the western part of the state. Since most counties report absentee votes first, early results can appear to be more Democratic leaning than the end of night results. While President Donald Trump won the state by 16 points in 2024, his lead was less than six points at 10 p.m. While Kansas reported 96% of its votes by 1 a.m., the state accepts properly postmarked mail ballots until Friday.
While most polls in Michigan close at 8 p.m. ET, the state reported less than 10% of its votes in 2024 before polls closed statewide at 9 p.m. Reporting in Michigan varies significantly by county and locality, but in 2024, votes were more Democratic early in the evening. But by midnight, the results were leaning Republican, until the Democratic stronghold of Wayne County, home to Detroit, released hundreds of thousands of votes starting at around 4 a.m.
Hennepin County is the state’s largest county by population, home to Minneapolis and heavily Democratic. The county typically reports the vast majority of its votes all at once. In 2022, that report came at 10:10 p.m. ET, but in 2024 it didn’t come until 11:30 p.m. That’s largely why early results Minnesota can be significantly more Republican than the final margin. The state groups pre-election ballots with results from polling places, and is nearly entirely reported by sunrise on Wednesday.
Reporting in Nebraska can lean significantly more Democratic than final margins for hours, as early and mail ballots are generally reported first. In 2024, results got closer to the final margin by about 2 a.m. ET. Results actually end the night more Republican than the final margin, as Douglas County, the state’s largest, doesn’t report mail ballots received on Election Day, typically a heavily Democratic batch, until Friday.
Alaska expects their first report around 1 a.m. ET, when the last polls close. On election night, the state will report Election Day votes, early in-person votes cast before October 29 and some mail votes. But Alaska typically has about 15-25% of its vote left to count, and it could be a week until more mail votes are reported. Properly postmarked mail ballots can be received until November 13. And if a ranked-choice tabulation is necessary, the winner might not be known until November 18.
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