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NRaleighLiberal

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Tue Nov 4, 2014, 07:46 PM Nov 2014

Guide to poll closing times by state

http://www.politico.com/story/2014/11/2014-elections-poll-closing-times-112476.html

"With that in mind, here’s our hour-by-hour guide for how to watch returns tonight (all times Eastern).

6 p.m.

Polls in the eastern half of Kentucky close first; those in the western half of the state that abuts Ohio and is in the Central Time Zone wrap up an hour later. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell needs to run up big margins in rural areas — including coal country in the east — to offset Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes’ strength in the more urban areas of Louisville and Lexington.

(Full 2014 election results)

7 p.m.

Democrats have been unexpectedly strong in Georgia’s Senate and gubernatorial races, but Republicans are trying to break a 50 percent threshold in both to avoid a January runoff.

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Guide to poll closing times by state (Original Post) NRaleighLiberal Nov 2014 OP
k&r with thanks,was hoping someone would post this. uppityperson Nov 2014 #1
I probably should go through and create a small table. But, nah - dessert time! NRaleighLiberal Nov 2014 #2
1 small dessert table coming up uppityperson Nov 2014 #3
small? man, that's HUGE! NRaleighLiberal Nov 2014 #4
Naw. This, however, is huge uppityperson Nov 2014 #5
Kick, thanks! Agschmid Nov 2014 #6
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