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When do polls close in North Carolina?

Polls in North Carolina close at 7:30 PM ET on Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

What voters need to know

Polls are open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., and any voter in line at their assigned polling place at 7:30 p.m. will be able to vote. If a polling place opens late or voting there is interrupted for at least 15 minutes, the State Board of Elections may keep that site open later, for no longer than the disruption; votes cast there after 7:30 p.m. are provisional. Mail-in absentee ballots must be received by your county board of elections by 7:30 p.m. on Election Day (Nov. 3); the old three-day postmark grace period no longer applies, ballots can't be returned at a polling place on Election Day, and deadlines differ for military and overseas voters.

Results

North Carolina's official results site posts counts as they come in on election night.Official results Election office

Where to watch

All networks
ABC News
ABC (local ABC stations)
CBS News
CBS (local CBS stations)
NBC News
NBC (local NBC stations)
CNN
CNN
Fox News
Fox News Channel
MS NOW (formerly MSNBC)
MS NOW
PBS News
PBS (local PBS stations)
C-SPAN
C-SPAN · from 4:00 PM ET
NewsNation
NewsNation
Telemundo
Telemundo (local Telemundo stations)
Univision
Univision (local Univision stations)

Closing at the same time

From North Carolina's election office and state law, checked October 7, 2026. Poll closing times in every state