Complete List of Poll Closing Times with Key Races to Watch

[Skinner]

POLL CLOSING TIMES & KEY RACES
LDem = Leans Democratic; LRep = Leans Republican; Toss = Toss Up; Inc. = Incumbent
Rankings are from the Cook Political Report
 
6:00 PM ET POLL CLOSINGS
  Indiana (eastern part only)
  Kentucky (eastern part only)

7:00 PM ET POLL CLOSINGS
  Georgia
  Indiana (western part) 
  Kentucky (western part) 
  South Carolina
  Virginia
  Vermont
  Florida (eastern part only)
  New Hampshire (eastern part only)

RACES TO WATCH

  Georgia
  GA Governor (LRep) Mark Taylor (D) v. Sonny Perdue Inc. (R)
  GA-08 (LDem) Jim Marshall Inc. (D) v. Mac Collins (R)
  GA-12 (Toss) John Barrow Inc. (D) v. Max Burns (R)

  Indiana
  IN-02 (Toss) Joe Donnelly (D) v. Chris Chocola Inc. (R)
  IN-08 (Toss) Brad Ellsworth (D) v. John Hostettler Inc. (R)
  IN-09 (Toss) Baron Hill (D) v. Mike Sodrel Inc. (R)

  Kentucky
  KY-02 (LRep) Mike Weaver (D) v. Ron Lewis Inc. (R)
  KY-03 (Toss) John Yarmuth (D) v. Anne Northup Inc. (R)
  KY-04 (Toss) Ken Lucas (D) v. Geoff Davis Inc. (R)

  South Carolina
  none

  Virginia
  VA Senate (Toss) Jim Webb (D) v. George Allen Inc. (R)
  VA-02 (Toss) Phil Kellam (D) v. Thelma Drake Inc. (R)

  Vermont
  VT-AL (LDem) OPEN (Sanders-D) Peter Welch (D) v. Martha Rainville (R)

7:30 PM ET POLL CLOSINGS
  Ohio
  West Virginia
  North Carolina (eastern part only) 

RACES TO WATCH

  Ohio
  OH Senate (LDem) Sherrod Brown (D) v. Mike DeWine Inc. (R)
  OH-01 (Toss) John Cranley (D) v. Steve Chabot Inc. (R)
  OH-02 (Toss) Victoria Wulsin (D) v. Mean Jean Schmidt Inc. (R)
  OH-15 (Toss) Mary Jo Kilroy (D) v. Deborah Pryce Inc. (R)
  OH-18 (LDem) OPEN (Ney-R) Zack Space (D) v. Joy Padgett Inc. (R)

  West Virginia
  none

8:00 PM ET POLL CLOSINGS
  Alabama 
  Connecticut
  Delaware
  Florida (western part)
  Illinois
  Kansas
  Massachusetts
  Maryland
  Maine
  Missouri
  Mississippi
  New Hampshire (western part)
  New Jersey
  Oklahoma
  Pennsylvania
  Tennessee
  Michigan (eastern part only)
  South Dakota (eastern part only)
  Texas (eastern part only)

RACES TO WATCH

  Alabama 
  none

  Connecticut
  CT-02 (Toss) Joe Courtney (D) v. Rob Simmons Inc. (R)
  CT-04 (Toss) Diane Farrell (D) v. Chris Shays Inc. (R)
  CT-05 (Toss) Chris Murphy (D) v. Nancy Johnson Inc. (R)

  Delaware
  none

  Florida
  FL Governor (LRep) OPEN (Bush-R) Jim Davis (D) v. Charlie Crist (R)
  FL-13 (Toss) OPEN (Harris-R) Christine Jennings (D) v. Vern Buchanan (R)
  FL-16 (Toss) OPEN (Foley-R) Tim Mahoney (D) v. Joe Negron (R)
  FL-22 (Toss) Ron Klein (D) v. Clay Shaw Inc. (R)

  Illinois
  IL Governor (LDem) Rod Blagojevich Inc. (D) v. Judy Baar Topinka (R)
  IL-06 (Toss) OPEN (Hyde-R) Tammy Duckworth (D) v. Peter Roskam (R)

  Kansas
  KS-02 (Toss) Nancy Boyda (D) v. Jim Ryun Inc. (R)

  Massachusetts
  MA Governor (LDem) OPEN (Romney-R) Deval Patrick (D) v. Kerry Healey (R)

  Maryland
  MD Governor (Toss) Martin O'Malley (D) v. Robert Ehrlich Inc. (R)
  MD Senate (Toss) OPEN (Sarbanes-D) Ben Cardin (D) v. Michael Steele (R)

  Maine
  ME Governor (LDem) John Baldacci Inc. (D) v. Chandler Woodcock (R)

  Missouri
  MO Senate (Toss) Claire McCaskill (D) v. James Talent Inc. (R)

  Mississippi
  none

  New Hampshire
  NH-02 (Toss) Paul Hodes (D) v. Charlie Bass Inc. (R)

  New Jersey
  NJ Senate (Toss) Robert Menendez Inc. (D) v. Tom Kean, Jr. (R)
  NJ-07 (LRep) Linda Stender (D) v. Mike Ferguson Inc. (R)

  Oklahoma
  none

  Pennsylvania
  PA Senate (LDem) Bob Casey (D) v. Rick Santorum Inc. (R)
  PA-04 (Toss) Jason Altmire (D) v. Melissa Hart Inc. (R)
  PA-06 (Toss) Lois Murphy (D) v. Jim Gerlach Inc. (R)
  PA-07 (Toss) Joe Sestak (D) v. Curt Weldon Inc. (R)
  PA-08 (Toss) Patrick Murphy (D) v. Mike Fitzpatrick Inc. (R)
  PA-10 (Toss) Chris Carney (D) v. Don Sherwood Inc. (R)

  Tennessee
  TN Senate (Toss) OPEN (Frist-R) Harold Ford (D) v. Bob Corker (R)

8:30 PM ET POLL CLOSINGS
  Arkansas 
  North Carolina (western part)

RACES TO WATCH

  Arkansas
  AR Governor (LDem) OPEN (Huckabee-R) Mike Beebe (D) v. Asa Hutchinson (R)

  North Carolina
  NC-11 (Toss) Heath Shuler (D) v. Charles Taylor Inc. (R)

9:00 PM ET POLL CLOSINGS
  Arizona 
  Colorado
  Louisiana
  Michigan (western part)
  Minnesota
  Nebraska
  New Mexico
  New York
  Rhode Island
  South Dakota (western part)
  Texas (western part)
  Wisconsin
  Wyoming

RACES TO WATCH

  Arizona 
  AZ Senate (LRep) Jim Pederson (D) v. Jon Kyl Inc. (R)
  AZ-01 (Toss) Ellen Simon (D) v. Rick Renzi Inc. (R)
  AZ-05 (Toss) Harry Mitchell (D) v. J.D. Hayworth Inc. (R)
  AZ-08 (LDem) OPEN (Kolbe-R) Gabrielle Giffords (D) v. Randy Graf (R)

  Colorado
  CO-04 (Toss) Angie Paccione (D) v. Marilyn Musgrave Inc. (R)
  CO-05 (LRep) OPEN (Hefley-R) Jay Fawcett (D) v. Doug Lamborn (R)
  CO-07 (LDem) OPEN (Beauprez-R) Ed Perlmutter (D) v. Rick O'Donnell (R)

  Louisiana
  LA-03 (LDem) Charlie Melancon Inc. (D) v. Craig F. Romero (R)
 
  Michigan (western part)
  MI Governor (Toss) Jennifer Granholm Inc. (D) v. Richard DeVos (R)
  MI Senate (LDem) Debbie Stabenow Inc. (D) v. Mike Bouchard (R)
  
  Minnesota
  MN Governor (Toss) Mike Hatch (D) v. Tim Pawlenty Inc. (R)
  MN-01 (Toss) Tim Walz (D) v. Gil Gutknecht Inc. (R)
  MN-06 (Toss) OPEN (Kennedy-R) Patty Wetterling (D) v. Michele Bachmann (R)

  Nebraska
  NE-03 (LRep) OPEN (Osborne-R) Scott Kleeb (D) v. Adrian M. Smith (R)

  New Mexico
  NM-01 (Toss) Patricia Madrid (D) v. Heather Wilson Inc. (R)

  New York
  NY-19 (LRep) John Hall (D) v. Sue Kelly Inc. (R)
  NY-20 (Toss) Kirsten Gillibrand (D) v. John Sweeney Inc. (R)
  NY-24 (LDem) OPEN (Boehlert-R) Mike Arcuri (D) v. Ray Meier (R)
  NY-25 (LRep) Daniel Maffei (D) v. James Walsh Inc. (R)
  NY-26 (Toss) Jack Davis (D) v. Tom Reynolds Inc. (R)
  NY-29 (LRep) Eric Massa (D) v. Randy Kuhl Inc. (R)

  Rhode Island
  RI Governor (Toss) Charles Fogarty (D) v. Donald Carcieri Inc. (R)
  RI Senate (Toss) Sheldon Whitehouse (D) v. Lincoln Chafee Inc. (R)
 
  South Dakota (western part)
  none

  Texas (western part)
  TX-17 (LDem) Chet Edwards Inc. (D) v. Van Taylor (R)
  TX-22 (Toss) OPEN (DeLay-R) Nick Lampson (D) v. Shelley Sekula-Gibbs (R)
  TX-23 (LRep) 6 Democrats v. Henry Bonilla Inc. (R)

  Wisconsin
  WI Governor (Toss) Jim Doyle Inc. (D) v. Mark Green (R)
  WI-08 (Toss) OPEN (Green-R) Steven Kagen, MD (D) v. John Gard (R)

  Wyoming
  WY-AL (Toss) Gary Trauner (D) v. Barbara Cubin Inc. (R)

10:00 PM ET POLL CLOSINGS
  Iowa 
  Montana
  Nevada
  Utah
  Idaho (eastern part only)
  North Dakota (eastern part only)
  Oregon (eastern part only)

RACES TO WATCH

  Iowa 
  IA Governor (Toss) OPEN (Vilsack-D) Chet Culver (D) v. Jim Nussle (R)
  IA-01 (LDem) OPEN (Nussle-R) Bruce Braley (D) v. Mike Whalen (R)
  IA-03 (LDem) Leonard Boswell Inc. (D) v. Jeffrey Lamberti (R)

  Montana
  MT Senate (Toss) John Tester (D) v. Conrad Burns Inc. (R)
 
  Nevada
  NV Governor (Toss) OPEN (Guinn-R) Dina Titus (D) v. Jim Gibbons (R)
  NV-02 (LRep) OPEN (Gibbons-R) Jill Derby (D) v. Dean Heller (R)
  NV-03 (Toss) Tessa Hafen (D) v. Jon Porter Inc. 

  Utah
  none

11:00 PM ET POLL CLOSINGS
  California
  Hawaii
  Idaho (western part)
  North Dakota (western part)
  Oregon (western part)
  Washington

RACES TO WATCH

  California
  CA Governor (LRep) Philip Angelides (D) v. Arnold Schwarzenegger Inc. (R)
  CA-04 (LRep) Charles Brown (D) v. John Doolittle Inc. (R)
  CA-11 (Toss) Jerry McNerney (D) v. Richard Pombo Inc. (R)
  CA-50 (LRep) Francine Busby (D) v. Brian Bilbray Inc. (R)

  Hawaii
  none
 
  Idaho
  ID Governor (Toss) OPEN (Risch-R) Jerry Brady (D) v. Butch Otter (R)
  ID-01 (Toss) OPEN (Otter-R) Larry Grant (D) v. Bill Sali (R)
  
  North Dakota
  none

  Oregon
  OR Governor (Toss) Ted Kulongoski Inc. (D) v. Ron Saxton (R)

  Washington
  WA-08 (LRep) Darcy Burner (D) v. Dave Reichert Inc. (R)

12:00 AM ET POLL CLOSINGS
  Alaska (eastern part only)

1:00 AM ET POLL CLOSINGS
  Alaska (western part)

RACES TO WATCH

  Alaska
  AK Governor (Toss) OPEN (Murkowski-R) Anthony Knowles (D) v. Sarah Palin (R)

[Annces]

1. Doyle has to win in Wisconsin, Green is a moron

There have been tons of ads favoring Doyle, only a few for Green.

[zulchzulu]

15. Doyle WILL win...but about 3-4%

That's the skinny. If you're following WI races, John Gard might lose!

[longship]

2. Thanks, Skinner.

I put this up earlier, but it wouldn't format correctly for me. I'm busy electioneering and don't have time to do it. Glad you did it.

This makes an *excellent* check off list. We will be able to see how things are developing as the night progressives. Use a Blue circle for Dem wins and a Red cross-out for Rep wins. As one goes down the page one should see an increasing sea of blue.

Recommended and kicked.

[DontBlameMe]

3. Michigan: 8:00 pm, East Lansing

I don't know where your cut off is, but ZIP code 48823 the cut off is 8:00 pm. At least east of Burcham Road (for those who live in the area).

Hope this helps.

[Skinner]

4. Look at the list under 8:00PM

It says Michigan (eastern part only.)

[DontBlameMe]

10. Okay, okay!

I'm a bonehead. I missed it.

Good list, anyway.

[TahitiNut]

16. I believe that's the Western end of the UPPER PENINSULA ...

... that closes at 9pm EST (they're on CST, so it's 8pm for them). Poll closings for us trolls are 8pm EST.

[Deb]

5. Will you pin this up top too?

I can always bookmark. Thanks.

[19jet54]

6. Thanks! Great info...

Put a muzzle or choke-chain on Bush :patriot: Vote :dem:

[China_cat]

7. South Carolina has the governor's race

Between Sanford (R incumbent) and Moore (D), marriage amendment proposition.

[Skinner]

9. I'm sorry to say that the SC gov race wasn't close enough to make the cut.

The only races listed above are the ones listed as toss-ups or leaners by the Cook report.

[Tommymac]

8. Casey v Santorum a TOSSUP?????? Not hardly...GACK

No reputable pollster has this one a tossup...Casey by 9-15+ in most polls.

Other than some questionable calls, thanks - great resource.

[Skinner]

12. That's from the Oct. 30 Cook Report.

Unfortunately, I haven't had a chance to update the ratings since the Oct. 6 report came out. Oct 6 shows PA Senate leaning dem.

I'm going to try to update the list before the polls close.

ON EDIT: GOVERNOR, SENATE AND HOUSE RACES HAVE BEEN UPDATED.

[Gatchaman]

17. I was wondering about that one too

Also, Caputo in WV might be upset, mainly due to her incompetence as a member of the Congressional Page Board.

[The Straight Story]

11. Kicking so I can suck up to da boss man! (nt)

[photogirl12]

13. Thanx, Skinner! n/t

[Alexander]

14. You forgot Lieberman-Lamont-Schlesinger for CT.

[Skinner]

20. It's not a key race.

Whoever wins, the seat stays Democratic.

[democrank]

18. Thanks, Skinner.

So much info here.

[Behind the Aegis]

19. Good info. tag this the top of GD.

As for, "LA-03 (LDem) Charlie Melancon Inc. (D) v. Craig F. Romero (R)", I don't think Romero stands a chance. Our district is 88% Democratic, among registered voters. But, we shall see.

[No DUplicitous DUpe]

21. 9NEWS Denver: Democrats filing lawsuit to extend voting by 2 hours

http://www.9news.com/acm_news.aspx?OSGNAME=KUSA&IKOBJECTID=c3d7d080-0abe-421a-0036-5b4430a25c34&TEMPLATEID=0c76dce6-ac1f-02d8-0047-c589c01ca7bf
snip:
DENVER - The Colorado Democratic Party is filing a lawsuit against the city and county of Denver requesting polling places be kept open until 9 p.m. Tuesday.

The suit, which is expected to be filed Tuesday, cites the technical problems which occurred at various Denver polling places.

John Zakhem, legal council for the Colorado Republican Party says they have attorneys at the city and county building to intervene on their behalf.

The Republican Party says it does not believe the delays warrant an extension of the polling times because anyone in line by 7 p.m. will get to vote no matter how long it takes.
snip:

edited to add...
here is another story, with photo of Bill Ritter stuck in a long line...
http://www.denverpost.com/ci_4616285

[WolverineDG]

22. Re: Texas Poll times

Only El Paso County is in the Mountain Time zone, so the polls close in the majority of this state at 8e/7c.

I just thought the "eastern part of the state" was kind of funny, when it's only 1 county that's an hour behind the rest. ;)

dg

[IWantAChange]

23. Thank you Skinner - everyone appreciates your hard work.....

I'm hoping the change that starts with these election results grows into an enormous wave of support for Dem's as we head to 2008.

[MGKrebs]

24. I believe all of Georgia is 7PM.

[Dob Bole]

25. Yeah...I live maybe 20 mins from Alabama. There's only one time zone here.

Silly Cook Political report. All of Georgia is in Eastern time, and it changes at the Bama Border.

[Skinner]

26. Thanks. I screwed that one up.

Somehow I dropped the three races to watch in GA. Whoops. It's fixed now.

[salin]

27. FYI - Indiana 2nd District - Chocola is the incumbent

reads as if it is an open seat. The seat was held by (d) Tim Roemer who retired before the 2002 race.

Both the 2nd district and 9th district races are rematches - the 9th district race is the third contest between Sodrel and Hill - with each winning at least once. Hill barely lost his seat in 2004. It had appeared locally, at least until the last week or so, that the seat would flip back to D - Hill. However the race tightened back up - with some suggesting that Sodrel had pulled slightly ahead (please let that not be the case.) In the 8th district rumours have it that even Hostettler saw the writing on the wall and all but stopped campaigning in recent days.

[Skinner]

28. Thanks. It's fixed. (nt)

[focusfan]

29. I really want the Democrates win

I have been hoping and praying that they will win,and my hubby
would love to see the smirk off of Bush's face when he is in
public. 

[Zangal]

30. electionresults.ky.gov

Races called the first bellwethers
KY-02
KY-03
KY-04

I forget where I got this from last week...

Kentucky 4 – Rep. Geoff Davis (R) is running for a second term in a heavily Republican district that voted 63% for President Bush. Combined GOP spending has overwhelmed former Rep. Ken Lucas (D) and the Democrats in the final weeks. If Davis loses, even with the nature of the district and an overwhelming financial edge, the GOP majority is in serious jeopardy.

Kentucky 3 - Rep. Anne Northup (R) is facing yet another challenge in her Louisville-based district. Northup's district is certainly more Democratic than the 4th District (John Kerry took 51%), but it looks like she'll go into Election Night with a narrow lead, but under 50%. If she loses, that means undecided voters are breaking heavily and convincingly for the Democrats and other battle-tested incumbents like Clay Shaw (Florida 22) and Heather Wilson (New Mexico 1) are in a lot of trouble.

Kentucky 2 – If state Rep. Mike Weaver (D) defeats Rep. Ron Lewis (R), Democrats are in for a huge night. The 2nd District voted overwhelmingly (65%) for President Bush in 2004 and it would bring a whole series of heavily Republican districts into play. A loss would be particularly troubling since Lewis doesn't have the burden of personal or ethical baggage, just the weight of President Bush.

[CitizenLeft]

31. CUYAHOGA COUNTY... 16 polling stations open 'til 9:00

...a judge just ruled that 16 stations in Cuy. Cty that had problems with machines will stay open until 9:00 tonight.

[pro_blue_guy]

32. For those of you wondering: Cuyahoga is Cleveland, Ohio

[lonestarnot]

33. 7:03 PM in AZ now. Woohooo Herb Paine! I am so glad I volunteered.

I hope you do it baby!