Election coverage: What time do polls close?

If you’re asking yourself, what time do polls close?, you can refer to the following list of closing times for answers to your question. President Barack Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney are facing off in a hotly contested race for the presidency of the United States. As voters around the country head to […]

If you’re asking yourself, what time do polls close?, you can refer to the following list of closing times for answers to your question. President Barack Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney are facing off in a hotly contested race for the presidency of the United States. As voters around the country head to the polls, the economy is clearly the country’s biggest issue and greatest challenge for the winner of the election.

According to a CBS News exit poll, 60 percent of voters who cast their ballot on election day say that the economy was the most significant issue in determining which candidate received their vote. Seventeen percent of voters cited health care as the primary issue in their vote.

Seventeen percent of voters cited health care as their top issue.

The times are listed in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

6 p.m.
Indiana*
Kentucky*

7 p.m.
Florida*
Georgia
Indiana*
Kentucky*
South Carolina
Vermont
Virginia

7:30 p.m.
North Carolina
Ohio
West Virginia

8 p.m.
Alabama
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida*
Illinois
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Mississippi
Missouri
New Hampshire
New Jersey
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Dakota*
Tennessee
Texas*