With voters deciding thousands of races across the country on Tuesday, keeping track of which races to watch throughout the night — and when to expect results — can get tricky. Here's a rundown of the biggest races hour by hour, along with some clues as to how long it will take to count the votes. The first polls of the night will close in most of Indiana and Kentucky, but no statewide winners will be declared in either state until the last polls close at 7 p.m. It’s possible to see winners declared in the states’ easternmost congressional districts. Key contests in this hour include competitive U.S. House races in Indiana's 5th and Kentucky's 6th congressional districts. All polls close at 7 p.m. in six states, including Georgia, South Carolina and Virginia, which tend to complete almost all of their vote counting on election night. In the 2024 general election, the vote count in all three states reached the halfway mark in the 8 p.m. hour. The counts were 90% complete at 10:21 p.m. in Georgia, 11:14 p.m. in South Carolina and 12:07 a.m. in Virginia. In Georgia’s competitive presidential contest, The Associated Press declared Republican Donald Trump the winner at 12:58 a.m. Most Florida polls will also close at 7 p.m., including in every competitive congressional district, but no statewide winners will be declared until polls in the Central Time Zone close at 8 p.m. Polls in North Carolina, Ohio and West Virginia close at 7:30 p.m. All three states also count votes…
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